Unisex name · since 1963
Kendale
Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 981 babies named Kendale, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,197 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,055 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 981
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kendale currently ranks #9055 among unisex names in America, with 981 babies recorded since 1963.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kendale has been recorded 981 times among boys since 1963, currently ranked #9055 nationally and more common than 35% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.
- #5,197 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,055 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 981 born since 1963
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kendale ranks #5,197 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,055 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 981 born since 1963, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,197 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,055 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 981
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kendale's 981 recorded births place it above 88.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Kendale compares
981 Top 32% higher than 68% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Kendale's all-time total is 166% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kendale | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 981 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kendale's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kendale's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1963, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 37, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kendale popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Kendale popularity over time - girls
55 total births recorded since 1987 (Kendale as girls' name)
Kendale by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (293 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Kendale's strongest decade.
293 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Kendale births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 26
1960s
26 births
- 1970s 94
1970s
94 births
- 1980s
1980s
178 births
- 1990s
1990s
293 births
- 2000s
2000s
203 births
- 2010s
2010s
140 births
- 2020s 47
2020s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 293 births (30% of all-time use).
How Kendale compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kendale's total volume
Kendale by state
Where Kendale concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
11 of 981 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Kendale's data
- Kendale's decade-level peak was the 1990s (293 total births); usage has since declined to 47 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Kendales (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kendale: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Kendale 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.