Kendall
Kendall is given to both girls and boys: 932 girls and 163 boys were given it in 2025 (#328 among girls’ names and #1,232 among boys’, #612 among all names counting both); 101,883 Americans have been recorded with it since 1906 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026). Girls have outnumbered boys among babies named Kendall every year since 1993.
An estimated 95,700 Americans named Kendall and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (94% of everyone recorded); the median is 23 years old and half are between 14 and 34.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Kendall by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Kendall mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Kendall is “a female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.” Its etymology gives the senses “valley of the river Kent” (Cumbria,) and “spring” (kelda) and “valley” (dalr).
Also “a male given name transferred from the surname.”
From the placename Kendal in Cumbria, “valley of the river Kent”, and Kendale in Humberside, from Old Norse kelda (“spring”) + dalr (“valley”).
/ˈkɛndəl/
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Kendall?
#328 among girls’ names, 2025
Kendall fell from #147 in 2015 to #328 in 2025 among girls’ names; its share of girls born fell from 1.2 to 0.58 per 1,000.
3,004 babies in 2011, the peak
Kendall peaked in 2011, when 3,004 babies were given it (2,595 girls, #124 among girls’ names). The 1,095 births of 2025 (girls and boys) are 36% of that peak.
Births by sex.
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 932 | #328 | 163 | #1,232 |
| 2024 | 988 | #312 | 164 | #1,225 |
| 2023 | 982 | #317 | 163 | #1,221 |
| 2022 | 1,061 | #301 | 208 | #1,058 |
| 2021 | 1,046 | #306 | 185 | #1,113 |
| 2020 | 1,019 | #314 | 188 | #1,066 |
| 2019 | 1,215 | #275 | 200 | #1,037 |
| 2018 | 1,213 | #272 | 250 | #873 |
| 2017 | 1,399 | #224 | 255 | #859 |
| 2016 | 1,703 | #193 | 230 | #925 |
Every recorded year (119)
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2,201 | #147 | 300 | #782 |
| 2014 | 2,442 | #133 | 311 | #757 |
| 2013 | 2,518 | #130 | 376 | #650 |
| 2012 | 2,625 | #116 | 371 | #645 |
| 2011 | 2,595 | #124 | 409 | #602 |
| 2010 | 2,343 | #133 | 423 | #592 |
| 2009 | 2,415 | #133 | 435 | #594 |
| 2008 | 2,310 | #149 | 385 | #639 |
| 2007 | 2,167 | #166 | 477 | #538 |
| 2006 | 2,324 | #148 | 443 | #566 |
| 2005 | 2,457 | #132 | 471 | #522 |
| 2004 | 2,360 | #137 | 485 | #504 |
| 2003 | 2,183 | #156 | 493 | #500 |
| 2002 | 1,643 | #195 | 524 | #461 |
| 2001 | 1,524 | #208 | 578 | #425 |
| 2000 | 1,651 | #191 | 733 | #360 |
| 1999 | 1,442 | #217 | 626 | #395 |
| 1998 | 1,645 | #187 | 697 | #368 |
| 1997 | 1,559 | #193 | 703 | #359 |
| 1996 | 1,468 | #198 | 676 | #359 |
| 1995 | 1,546 | #190 | 720 | #338 |
| 1994 | 1,648 | #179 | 949 | #287 |
| 1993 | 1,271 | #217 | 965 | #287 |
| 1992 | 746 | #350 | 787 | #323 |
| 1991 | 668 | #387 | 843 | #306 |
| 1990 | 642 | #407 | 868 | #290 |
| 1989 | 624 | #397 | 688 | #337 |
| 1988 | 572 | #411 | 665 | #324 |
| 1987 | 702 | #343 | 540 | #360 |
| 1986 | 509 | #427 | 511 | #365 |
| 1985 | 447 | #472 | 466 | #384 |
| 1984 | 471 | #442 | 428 | #399 |
| 1983 | 247 | #687 | 359 | #436 |
| 1982 | 278 | #643 | 364 | #444 |
| 1981 | 196 | #815 | 365 | #434 |
| 1980 | 190 | #827 | 370 | #426 |
| 1979 | 97 | #1,295 | 354 | #424 |
| 1978 | 113 | #1,139 | 335 | #436 |
| 1977 | 81 | #1,388 | 250 | #531 |
| 1976 | 72 | #1,454 | 280 | #470 |
| 1975 | 70 | #1,467 | 297 | #468 |
| 1974 | 98 | #1,162 | 345 | #423 |
| 1973 | 111 | #1,049 | 349 | #418 |
| 1972 | 114 | #1,025 | 330 | #437 |
| 1971 | 200 | #742 | 428 | #389 |
| 1970 | 112 | #1,079 | 433 | #387 |
| 1969 | 74 | #1,321 | 402 | #395 |
| 1968 | 89 | #1,138 | 410 | #383 |
| 1967 | 88 | #1,125 | 396 | #376 |
| 1966 | 89 | #1,126 | 417 | #371 |
| 1965 | 122 | #914 | 430 | #373 |
| 1964 | 120 | #968 | 538 | #339 |
| 1963 | 67 | #1,357 | 464 | #365 |
| 1962 | 66 | #1,367 | 432 | #388 |
| 1961 | 67 | #1,366 | 415 | #391 |
| 1960 | 109 | #1,034 | 448 | #374 |
| 1959 | 75 | #1,236 | 408 | #394 |
| 1958 | 70 | #1,270 | 390 | #395 |
| 1957 | 34 | #1,885 | 382 | #396 |
| 1956 | 31 | #1,947 | 306 | #433 |
| 1955 | 12 | #3,470 | 226 | #487 |
| 1954 | 14 | #3,087 | 218 | #492 |
| 1953 | 7 | #4,801 | 214 | #478 |
| 1952 | 13 | #3,116 | 192 | #503 |
| 1951 | 10 | #3,609 | 145 | #572 |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,974 | 160 | #537 |
| 1949 | 11 | #3,283 | 166 | #519 |
| 1948 | 12 | #3,057 | 160 | #524 |
| 1947 | 18 | #2,398 | 150 | #551 |
| 1946 | under 5 | 147 | #527 | |
| 1945 | 15 | #2,287 | 129 | #526 |
| 1944 | 7 | #3,888 | 103 | #608 |
| 1943 | 14 | #2,493 | 127 | #563 |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,930 | 113 | #585 |
| 1941 | 7 | #3,777 | 120 | #542 |
| 1940 | 5 | #4,708 | 110 | #566 |
| 1939 | under 5 | 112 | #539 | |
| 1938 | under 5 | 97 | #604 | |
| 1937 | 7 | #3,627 | 77 | #685 |
| 1936 | under 5 | 81 | #649 | |
| 1935 | under 5 | 82 | #660 | |
| 1934 | under 5 | 68 | #743 | |
| 1933 | under 5 | 87 | #621 | |
| 1932 | under 5 | 67 | #774 | |
| 1931 | under 5 | 55 | #866 | |
| 1930 | under 5 | 67 | #788 | |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,937 | 59 | #864 |
| 1928 | under 5 | 74 | #745 | |
| 1927 | under 5 | 83 | #714 | |
| 1926 | under 5 | 66 | #816 | |
| 1925 | under 5 | 71 | #782 | |
| 1924 | under 5 | 66 | #843 | |
| 1923 | under 5 | 48 | #1,017 | |
| 1922 | under 5 | 60 | #898 | |
| 1921 | under 5 | 67 | #846 | |
| 1920 | under 5 | 60 | #891 | |
| 1919 | under 5 | 57 | #885 | |
| 1918 | under 5 | 47 | #979 | |
| 1917 | under 5 | 45 | #973 | |
| 1916 | under 5 | 49 | #907 | |
| 1915 | under 5 | 45 | #934 | |
| 1914 | under 5 | 30 | #1,037 | |
| 1913 | under 5 | 45 | #675 | |
| 1912 | under 5 | 17 | #1,155 | |
| 1911 | under 5 | 9 | #1,238 | |
| 1910 | under 5 | 11 | #1,012 | |
| 1908 | under 5 | 6 | #1,300 | |
| 1907 | under 5 | 8 | #1,050 | |
| 1906 | under 5 | 5 | #1,338 |
Ranks: girls’ names and boys’ names ranked separately in each year’s SSA file; “under 5” is a year SSA did not list the name for that sex.
Is Kendall a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Of the 101,883 Americans recorded as Kendall, 65% are girls and 35% boys.
Years with fewer than 20 babies given the name are left blank.
Girls and boys named Kendall: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Kendall, and how old are they?
95,700 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 94% of the 101,883 Americans ever recorded as Kendall. The median Kendall alive today is 23 years old; half are between 14 and 34.
The 2020 Census counted 83,086 people named Kendall (56,339 women and girls, 26,747 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 90,253 born in the U.S. The Census count is 8% below that prediction.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 398 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 4,520 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 6,720 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 21,500 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 41,000 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 21,600 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Kendall born?
The states with the most babies named Kendall are Texas, Florida and Ohio, with 20% of its births recorded by state in 2025.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank, girls | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 87 | #465 | 1.0× |
| Florida | 63 | #337 | 1.0× |
| Ohio | 61 | #223 | 1.0× |
| California | 60 | #545 | 0.6× |
| Illinois | 53 | #244 | 1.2× |
| Pennsylvania | 50 | #253 | 0.8× |
| New York | 45 | #382 | 0.5× |
| Michigan | 44 | #231 | 1.1× |
| Indiana | 37 | #285 | 1.1× |
| Georgia | 36 | #286 | 1.3× |
Where Kendall is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Kendall is most over-represented in Alabama: since 1910 it was given 1.4 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among girls’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Kendall with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 7 names spelled alike, given to 130,613 babies since 1880, Kendall is the most given (78% of them). In 2025 it was given to 1,095 of their 1,245 babies (88%), again the most given.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Kendall
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Kendall and names like it
- Compare Kendall and KendalBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 2010sKendall peaked in 2011.
- Texas’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Kendall since 1910.
- From surnamesWiktionary’s origin for Kendall: every such name, by how often it is given.
- The top names of 2011The year the most babies were named Kendall.
- The names of Generation ZMost people named Kendall alive today were born 1997-2012.
- Names starting with KMost given first.