Girls' name · since 1964
Kendalyn
1,091 babies named Kendalyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,069 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,911 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,091
- born since 1964
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,091 babies have been named Kendalyn since 1964, making it today's #6911 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kendalyn recorded 1,091 times among girls since 1964, holding rank #6911 nationally today, ahead of 60% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2025.
- #7,069 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,911 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,091 born since 1964
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kendalyn ranks #7,069 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,911 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,091 born since 1964, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,069 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,911 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,091
- born since 1964
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kendalyn's 1,091 recorded births place it above 90.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Kendalyn compares
1,091 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Kendalyn's all-time total is 190% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kendalyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,091 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kendalyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kendalyn splits its recorded history at 2004: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1964 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 61 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kendalyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Kendalyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (508 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Kendalyn's strongest decade.
508 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Kendalyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s 123
1990s
123 births
- 2000s
2000s
273 births
- 2010s
2010s
508 births
- 2020s 147
2020s
147 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 508 births (47% of all-time use).
How Kendalyn 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 Kendalyn's total volume
Kendalyn by state
Where Kendalyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 90 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.5% |
90 of 1,091 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Kendalyn's data
- Kendalyn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (508 total births); usage has since declined to 147 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kendalyns (90 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kendalyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1964–2025 (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 Kendalyn 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.