Boys' name · since 1991
Kedwin
Kedwin has 22 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 22
- total births
- 1991–2008
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 77%
- born in that decade
Kedwin is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 22 have been recorded since 1991.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kedwin has been recorded 22 times among boys since 1991, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2008.
- 22 total births
- 1991–2008 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 77% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kedwin's 22 recorded births place it above 37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Kedwin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kedwin splits its recorded history at 1999: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kedwin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2008
- Peak year (1992)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Kedwin by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Kedwin's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Kedwin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
17 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 17 births (77% of all-time use).
Kedwin by state
Where Kedwin concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 22.7% |
5 of 22 births nationwide.
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- Kedwin's decade-level peak was the 1990s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kedwins (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1991–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kedwin: Baby Name Since 1991 - 22 Births, Peak 1992." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kedwin. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kedwin draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.