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Kadedra

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Pronounced kuh-DEE-druh /kəˈdiː.drə/Medium

Meaning: Kadedra is a modern American coinage from the 1980s and 1990s, built from the popular Ka- prefix and an -edra ending that echoes names like Deidra and Kadijah. It has no older etymology; its appeal is purely its sound.Low

In 30 seconds: Kadedra is an invented American name (said 'kuh-DEE-druh'), built from the Ka- prefix and an -edra ending. A brief early-1990s coinage with no older root.
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Origin LowAmerican
MeaningKadedra is a modern American coinage from the 1980s and 1990s, built from the popular Ka- prefix and an -edra ending that echoes names like Deidra and Kadijah. It has no older etymology; its appeal is purely its sound.
U.S. rank (2002)#16702 ↘ Falling
2002 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1994
Total births (all-time)≈ 286

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 199419812002

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Kadedra is a modern invented name that surfaced in American records in the 1980s, built from the then-popular Ka- prefix and an -edra ending in the style of Deidra and Sandra. It has no ancient etymology, and its brief high came around 1994.

Kadedra was always rare, appearing for only a couple of decades before fading, and it belongs to the creative African-American naming of its era rather than to any traditional root. Its sisters in sound are the many Ka- and -dra coinages of the same years.

Did you know? Kadedra is a true coinage of its moment — the Ka- opening and the -dra close were both fashionable in early-1990s American naming, and the name barely predates or outlasts that window.
Overall data confidence 42%
References — Kadedra — Modern coinage, Ka-/-edra sound family; no older root (thin — flagged)

Variations

Kadedra

Nicknames

DedraDee

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If you like Kadedra…

Kendra— a like -dra name from the same coinage family
Deidra— the -edra ending Kadedra echoes most closely
Shandra— another Sh-/-dra coinage of the same period
Kamoura— shares the -ra ending
Kamyra— a fellow American choice

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Kadedra mean?

Kadedra is a modern invented American name from the Ka- prefix and an -edra ending; it has no older meaning.

How do you pronounce Kadedra?

It's said kuh-DEE-druh /kəˈdiː.drə/ — three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Kadedra a boy or girl name?

Kadedra is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Kadedra?

Kadedra is very rare. It was a brief coinage that appeared around the early nineties and quickly faded.

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