Recorded 1985–2019 Girls' name Peak 2006 198 births

Kendelle — girls' name

198 babies named Kendelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s432000s872010s56

The verdict

198 girls have been named Kendelle since 1985, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2019.

198
total births
1985–2019
years on record
2000s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Kendelle was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

15 babies were named Kendelle in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kendelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 198 babies named Kendelle between 1985 and 2019, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kendelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kendelle performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kendelle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kendelle 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 198 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.

Kendelle at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

198

Since 1985

35 years of records

Peak year

2006

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1985

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2019

Kendelle popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1985

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2006)
15
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
05101520 2019201320092005199919951985 5

Kendelle popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1990 (Kendelle as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1990 5

Kendelle by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
87 births that decade — 44% of Kendelle's all-time total
1980s121990s432000s872010s56

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kendelle?
198 babies have been named Kendelle since 1985. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2006 with 15 births.
When was Kendelle most popular?
Kendelle was most popular in the 2000s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Kendelle been used?
Kendelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 35 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Kendelle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kendra, Kennedy, Kendall, Kenya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1985–2019 (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.