Kedar first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1972. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1998, 33 babies received the name (ranked #2579). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #9241), with roughly 9 babies named Kedar each year. Kedar's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 549 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.