Is Kadeem a boy or girl name?

Kadeem is a boy’s name. Of the 2,644 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Kadeem

Recorded 1988–2025 · United States

Kadeem was most popular in 1991, when 391 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,084 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,082, with 24 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,644 people named Kadeem.

Kadeem over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kadeem’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kadeem a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kadeem is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,644 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Kadeem

Where Kadeem is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org