Girls' name · since 1986
Kendia
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 57 babies named Kendia, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #33,484 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,514 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 57
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
57 babies have been named Kendia since 1986, making it today's #15514 girls' name.
Kendia has 57 recorded births among girls since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15514 as of the latest data, more common than 10% of girls, 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 1986 to 2025.
- #33,484 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,514 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 57 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kendia ranks #33,484 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,514 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 57 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #33,484 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,514 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 57
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kendia's 57 recorded births place it above 53.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Kendia compares
57 17th percentile among 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
Kendia's all-time total is 85% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kendia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 57 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kendia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kendia's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kendia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Kendia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (28 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Kendia's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Kendia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window. * 2020s covers 2020–2025 only (six of ten years), so it is not directly comparable to a full decade.
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
28 births
- 2020s* 5
2020s (partial decade: 2020–2025, six of ten years)
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 28 births (49% of all-time use).
Kendia by state
Where Kendia concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 9 | 15.8% |
9 of 57 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kendia's data
- Kendia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (28 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s (2020–2025 only) -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Kendias (9 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Kendia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Kendia 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.