Kadiatou
Girl name · #4138 in 2025 · Uniqueness 59/100
Kadiatou ranks #4138 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 35 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #5833, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 51,429 girls born in 2025 was named Kadiatou.
The 30-year story
Kadiatou first appears in the Social Security records in 1995, when 8 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 39 babies and a rank of #3822. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Kadiatou per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Kadiatou in class?
Kadiatou scores 59 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Kadiatou is most common
State-level data for Kadiatou is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Kadiatou
Statistically, parents drawn to Kadiatou tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Aissatou, Fatou, Kareli, Kaziyah, and Kalyani.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Kadiatou | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | #4067 |
| 2024 | 39 | #3822 |
| 2023 | 25 | #5126 |
| 2022 | 29 | #4671 |
| 2021 | 18 | #6414 |
| 2020 | 22 | #5487 |
| 2019 | 19 | #6176 |
| 2018 | 21 | #5785 |
| 2017 | 20 | #6044 |
| 2016 | 18 | #6663 |
| 2015 | 22 | #5833 |
| 2014 | 17 | #6987 |
| 2013 | 24 | #5486 |
| 2012 | 16 | #7456 |
| 2011 | 15 | #7783 |
| 2010 | 25 | #5414 |
| 2009 | 26 | #5378 |
| 2008 | 25 | #5574 |
| 2007 | 26 | #5377 |
| 2006 | 24 | #5545 |
| 2005 | 21 | #5800 |
| 2004 | 23 | #5377 |
| 2003 | 22 | #5419 |
| 2002 | 22 | #5254 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6956 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kadiatou a popular girl name?
Kadiatou ranked #4138 among girls in 2025 with 35 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5833.
When was the name Kadiatou most popular?
Kadiatou peaked in 2024, when 39 American girls received the name (ranked #3822 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Kadiatou?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 51,429 newborn American girls was named Kadiatou. It scores 59/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.