US rank #7400 Boys' name Peak 1996 1,031 births

Kendarius — #7400 US boys' name

1,031 babies named Kendarius in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s171990s3602000s4242010s1692020s61
#7400
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 48% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Kendarius was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

64 babies were named Kendarius in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kendarius

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,031 babies named Kendarius between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kendarius currently holds the #7400 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 64 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kendarius performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 424 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kendarius shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 265 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Kendarius in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kendarius in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,031 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kendarius at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,031

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

1996

64 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,400

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kendarius popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
64
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
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Kendarius by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
424 births that decade — 41% of Kendarius's all-time total
1980s171990s3602000s4242010s1692020s61

Kendarius by state

Where Kendarius concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Regionally concentrated
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Kendarius
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
265 25.7%
#2 Mississippi
229 22.2%
#3 Georgia
117 11.3%
#4 Louisiana
18 1.7%
#5 Tennessee
18 1.7%
#6 Florida
5 0.5%
Alabama share of Kendarius's total US births 25.7%
Even split

265 of 1,031 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kendarius?
1,031 babies have been named Kendarius since 1988. It currently ranks #7400 among boys. The peak year was 1996 with 64 births.
When was Kendarius most popular?
Kendarius was most popular in the 2000s decade with 424 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Kendarius most popular?
The top states for the name Kendarius are Alabama (265 births), Mississippi (229 births), Georgia (117 births).
How long has the name Kendarius been used?
Kendarius has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kendarius?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kenneth, Kent, Kenny, Kendall, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.