Girls' name · since 1941
Kenda
Kenda has 2,484 recorded births since 1941 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1964 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,066 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,204 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,484
- born since 1941
- 1960s
- peak decade
2,484 babies have been named Kenda since 1941, making it today's #10204 girls' name.
Kenda has 2,484 recorded births among girls since 1941, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10204 as of the latest data, more common than 41% of girls, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 2025.
- #4,066 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,204 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,484 born since 1941
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenda ranks #4,066 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,204 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,484 born since 1941, peaking in the 1960s.
- #4,066 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,204 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,484
- born since 1941
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kenda's 2,484 recorded births place it above 94.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kenda compares
2,484 Top 20% higher than 80% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kenda's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kenda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,484 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 80 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kenda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kenda's full recorded timeline at 1983, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 80 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kenda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2025
- Peak year (1964)
- 80
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Kenda by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (625 births, 25% of the file).
1960s was Kenda's strongest decade.
625 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Kenda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 85
1940s
85 births
- 1950s
1950s
315 births
- 1960s
1960s
625 births
- 1970s
1970s
513 births
- 1980s
1980s
362 births
- 1990s 216
1990s
216 births
- 2000s 143
2000s
143 births
- 2010s 148
2010s
148 births
- 2020s 77
2020s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 625 births (25% of all-time use).
How Kenda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kenda's total volume
Kenda by state
Where Kenda concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 252 | 10.1% |
| #2 | California | | 55 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 48 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 45 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 34 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Kansas | | 23 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 10 | 0.4% |
252 of 2,484 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Kenda appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kenda's data
- Kenda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (625 total births); usage has since declined to 77 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kendas (252 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kenda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~84 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1941–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kenda draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.