Girls' name · since 1995
Kendalynn
Kendalynn has 433 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,888 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,742 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 433
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kendalynn currently ranks #9742 among girls' names in America, with 433 babies recorded since 1995.
Kendalynn has 433 recorded births among girls since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9742 as of the latest data, more common than 44% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #12,888 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,742 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 433 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kendalynn ranks #12,888 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,742 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 433 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,888 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,742 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 433
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kendalynn's 433 recorded births place it above 82.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Kendalynn compares
433 Top 48% higher than 52% 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
Kendalynn's all-time total is 15% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kendalynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 433 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kendalynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kendalynn's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kendalynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Kendalynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (244 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Kendalynn's strongest decade.
244 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Kendalynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s 77
2000s
77 births
- 2010s
2010s
244 births
- 2020s 90
2020s
90 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 244 births (56% of all-time use).
Kendalynn by state
Where Kendalynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
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- Kendalynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (244 total births) through the 2020s (90) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kendalynns (22 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Kendalynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Kendalynn 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.