Recorded 1986–2025 Girls' name Peak 1997 57 births

Kendia — girls' name

57 babies named Kendia in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s192000s282020s5

The verdict

57 girls have been named Kendia since 1986, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.

57
total births
1986–2025
years on record
2000s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Kendia was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

12 babies were named Kendia in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kendia

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Kendia between 1986 and 2025, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kendia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kendia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kendia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 9 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kendia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kendia 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 57 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.

Kendia at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

57

Since 1986

40 years of records

Peak year

1997

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1986

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2025

Kendia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1986

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (1997)
12
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
468101214 202520082007200420022000199919971986 5

Kendia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
28 births that decade — 49% of Kendia's all-time total
1980s51990s192000s282020s5

Kendia by state

Where Kendia concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kendia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
9 15.8%
Florida share of Kendia's total US births 15.8%

9 of 57 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kendia?
57 babies have been named Kendia since 1986. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 1997 with 12 births.
When was Kendia most popular?
Kendia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Kendia most popular?
The top states for the name Kendia are Florida (9 births).
How long has the name Kendia been used?
Kendia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 40 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Kendia?
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, 1986–2025 (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.