Kadri
In Albanian and Turkish, Kadri is a masculine given name. In Estonian, Kadri is a feminine given name. The name entered Latvian as the variant of Kadri, Kadrija. The name Kadri may also be used by people from Kadri, a locality in Karnataka, India, which is known for the historic Hindu Kadri Manjunath Temple.
- Estonian
- Turkish
- Albanian
Meaning & Origin of Kadri
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
In Albanian and Turkish, Kadri is a masculine given name. In Estonian, Kadri is a feminine given name. The name entered Latvian as the variant of Kadri, Kadrija. The name Kadri may also be used by people from Kadri, a locality in Karnataka, India, which is known for the historic Hindu Kadri Manjunath Temple.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Estonian
- Turkish
- Albanian
The Story of Kadri
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Kadri as a girl name dates back to 2011, when 5 babies received it. 2011 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Kadri — #16,763 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Kadri on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Kadri last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Kadri as a boy name dates back to 2016, when 8 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Kadri — #8,814 in the national rankings. About 79% of every Kadri on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Kadri last appeared in the published SSA data in 2020, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 24 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Kadri
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About the name Kadri
Kadri is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2016 and has accumulated 24 births in the dataset. Kadri's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #8,814. Use the chart and map above to compare Kadri's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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