Unisex name · since 1954
Kendel
822 babies named Kendel in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,809 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 822
- born since 1954
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kendel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 822 have been recorded since 1954.
Kendel has 822 recorded births among boys since 1954, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2024.
- #5,809 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 822 born since 1954
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kendel ranks #5,809 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 822 born since 1954, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,809 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 822
- born since 1954
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kendel's 822 recorded births place it above 87.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Kendel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kendel splits its recorded history at 1992: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1957 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kendel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2024
- Peak year (1994)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Kendel popularity over time - girls
801 total births recorded since 1961 (Kendel as girls' name)
Kendel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (199 births, 24% of the file).
2000s was Kendel's strongest decade.
199 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Kendel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s
1960s
80 births
- 1970s 68
1970s
68 births
- 1980s
1980s
122 births
- 1990s
1990s
184 births
- 2000s
2000s
199 births
- 2010s
2010s
131 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 199 births (24% of all-time use).
How Kendel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kendel's total volume
Kendel by state
Where Kendel concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
5 of 822 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Kendel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (199 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Kendels (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Kendel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1954–2024 (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 Kendel 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.