How Many People Are Named Kidus?
An estimated 829 people in the United States have the first name Kidus. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Kidus peaked in popularity in 2014 with 55 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kidus as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kidus paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
829
About 1 in 413,455 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2014
55 births
Total Registered
836
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kidus
Kidus is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 836 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kidus as a male name
Ranked #4,014 in 2024
27 male births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (55 births)
Kidus: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kidus span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 435 babies were registered. While Kidus is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kidus by Decade
How has Kidus tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kidus by State
Birth registrations for Kidus span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Virginia, Maryland, California. The lowest are in Ohio, Nevada, District of Columbia. On average, about 29 Kiduss were registered per state.
Kidus + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kidus as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kidus
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kidus: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kidus?
We estimate approximately 829 people named Kidus are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 413,455 Americans share this first name.
Is Kidus a common name?
Kidus is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 836 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kidus most popular?
Kidus reached peak popularity in 2014, when 55 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kidus is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kidus a male name?
Kidus is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kidus Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kidus Smith, Kidus Johnson, Kidus Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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