Boys' name · since 1998
Kidane
Kidane has 10 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #35,133 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1998
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kidane sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 10 recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kidane has been recorded 10 times among boys since 1998, 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 1998 to 2002.
- #35,133 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 10 born since 1998
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kidane ranks #35,133 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1998, peaking in the 1990s.
- #35,133 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1998
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kidane's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kidane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kidane splits its recorded history at 2002: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births).
Kidane popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2002
- Peak year (1998)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Kidane by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Kidane's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Kidane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kidane's data
- Kidane's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kidane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~4 yrs)
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, 1998–2002 (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 Kidane 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.