Girls' name · since 1962
Kendi
Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 644 babies named Kendi, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,066 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,590 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 644
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kendi currently ranks #9590 among girls' names in America, with 644 babies recorded since 1962.
Social Security Administration records show Kendi recorded 644 times among girls since 1962, holding rank #9590 nationally today, ahead of 45% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2025.
- #10,066 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,590 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 644 born since 1962
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kendi ranks #10,066 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,590 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 644 born since 1962, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,066 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,590 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 644
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kendi's 644 recorded births place it above 86.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Kendi compares
644 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Kendi's all-time total is 71% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kendi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 644 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kendi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kendi splits its recorded history at 1996: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1962 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kendi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Kendi popularity over time - boys
24 total births recorded since 2020 (Kendi as boys' name)
Kendi by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (162 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Kendi's strongest decade.
162 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Kendi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s
1970s
89 births
- 1980s
1980s
91 births
- 1990s
1990s
88 births
- 2000s
2000s
162 births
- 2010s
2010s
131 births
- 2020s
2020s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 162 births (25% of all-time use).
How Kendi 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 Kendi's total volume
Kendi by state
Where Kendi concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
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What to do with Kendi's data
- Kendi's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (162 total births) through the 2020s (66) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kendis (11 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kendi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1962–2025 (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 Kendi 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.