Unisex name · since 1929
Kendall
Kendall has 66,533 recorded births since 1929 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #497 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #328 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 66,533
- born since 1929
- 2000s
- peak decade
66,533 babies have been named Kendall since 1929, making it today's #328 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kendall has been recorded 66,533 times among girls since 1929, currently ranked #328 nationally and more common than 98% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 2025.
- #497 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #328 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 66,533 born since 1929
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kendall ranks #497 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #328 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 66,533 born since 1929, peaking in the 2000s.
- #497 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #328 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 66,533
- born since 1929
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kendall's 66,533 recorded births place it above 99.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kendall compares
66,533 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Kendall's all-time total is 177x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kendall | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 66,533 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,625 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kendall's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kendall splits its recorded history at 1982: 96% of all births land in the more recent half, 4% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1929 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 2,625 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kendall popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 2,625
- Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
Kendall popularity over time - boys
35,350 total births recorded since 1906 (Kendall as boys' name)
Kendall by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (21,034 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Kendall's strongest decade.
21,034 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Kendall births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1940s 96
1940s
96 births
- 1950s 279
1950s
279 births
- 1960s 891
1960s
891 births
- 1970s 1,068
1970s
1,068 births
- 1980s 4,236
1980s
4,236 births
- 1990s
1990s
12,635 births
- 2000s
2000s
21,034 births
- 2010s
2010s
20,254 births
- 2020s 6,028
2020s
6,028 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 21,034 births (32% of all-time use).
How Kendall 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 Kendall's total volume
Kendall by state
Where Kendall concentrates geographically, total births since 1929
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6,732 | 10.1% |
| #2 | California | | 5,725 | 8.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 3,815 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 3,151 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 2,817 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 2,787 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 2,666 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 2,660 | 4.0% |
6,732 of 66,533 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Kendall appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kendall's data
- Kendall's decade-level peak was the 2000s (21,034 total births); usage has since declined to 6,028 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kendalls (6,732 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 Kendall: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~96 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, 1929–2025 (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 Kendall 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.