Kadeem · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1988

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 38 recorded years as a table

Kadeem, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1988	27
1989	98
1990	167
1991	194
1992	155
1993	94
1994	85
1995	67
1996	48
1997	46
1998	22
1999	19
2000	15
2001	17
2002	14
2003	13
2004	11
2005	10
2006	5
2007	5
2008	10
2009	10
2010	11
2011	15
2012	13
2013	13
2014	14
2015	15
2016	16
2017	22
2018	14
2019	13
2020	18
2021	11
2022	11
2023	9
2024	13
2025	14

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Kadeem isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 24
Rank in 2025: #4,249
How rare: 1 in 71,169 boys
Since 1988: 2,644

Most popular in 1991, at 194 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 4% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.