Girls' name · since 1994

Kenadi

1,583 babies named Kenadi in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#5,506 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,318 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,583
born since 1994
2000s
peak decade

1,583 babies have been named Kenadi since 1994, making it today's #5318 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Kenadi recorded 1,583 times among girls since 1994, holding rank #5318 nationally today, ahead of 69% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.

  • #5,506 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #5,318 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,583 born since 1994
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenadi ranks #5,506 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,318 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,583 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.

#5,506 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,318 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,583
born since 1994
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%69.2%
Kenadi vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Kenadi's 1,583 recorded births place it above 92.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

18 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Kenadi compares

1,583 Top 25% higher than 75% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Kenadi's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Kenadi Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,583 376 567,345
Peak-year births 147 21 19,840

Kenadi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Kenadi's full recorded timeline at 2010, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 147 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Kenadi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
147
Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
050100150200 199419982002200620102014201820222025 24

Kenadi by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (712 births, 45% of the file).

2000s was Kenadi's strongest decade.

712 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.

Kenadi births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 712 births (45% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Kenadi compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kenadi's total volume

Kenadi vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -41, 5.6%-32, 6.4%-59, 10.1%-51, 4.2%-61, 3.4%-51, 7.9%-122, 2.4%-146, 1.5%-56, 5.9%-56, 3.2%-77, 7.3%-57, 4.3%-48, 5.3%-49, 5.5%-45, 5.3%Kenadi-32, 9.3%Kenadi
Kenadi vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Kenadi by state

Where Kenadi concentrates geographically, total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kenadi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
144 9.1%
#2 Ohio
31 2.0%
#3 Louisiana
27 1.7%
#4 Illinois
25 1.6%
#5 Missouri
21 1.3%
#6 Michigan
18 1.1%
#7 California
16 1.0%
#8 Georgia
16 1.0%
Texas share of Kenadi's total US births 9.1%
Even split

144 of 1,583 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.

Kenadi appears in 18 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kenadi?
Since 1994, Social Security records show 1,583 babies named Kenadi. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #5,506 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #5,318 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2008, with 147 births.
Where does Kenadi sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenadi ranks #5,506 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,318 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kenadi most popular?
Kenadi was most popular in the 2000s decade with 712 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Kenadi most popular?
The top states for the name Kenadi are Texas (144 births), Ohio (31 births), Louisiana (27 births).
How long has the name Kenadi been used?
The SSA has tracked Kenadi since 1994 -- 32 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Kenadi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kendra, Kennedy, Kendall, Kenya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Kenadi's data

  • Kenadi's decade-level peak was the 2000s (712 total births); usage has since declined to 123 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Kenadis (144 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Kenadi

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kenadi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 1994–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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 Kenadi 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 August 2026.