Kadeem

Where Kadeem comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Kadeem.

Kadeem through the years
  1. 1965
    Kadeem Hardison born
    American actor
  2. 1987
    Around this time: Kadeem Hardison in A Different World
    TV, 1987 · Source
  3. 1988
    First appearance
    #1,467 among boys with 52 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 1991
    Peak, #498
    391 babies named Kadeem, the most in any year.
  5. 1993
    Kadeem Harris born
    English association football player
  6. 1993
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #776.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Kadeem Hardison · American actor, born 1965
  • Kadeem Harris · English association football player, born 1993
  • Kadeem Allen · American basketball player, born 1993
  • Kadeem Coleby · Bahamian basketball player, born 1989
  • Kadeem Jack · American basketball player, born 1992

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record. Events show what happened around then, not why parents chose the name.