Girls' name · since 1984
Kendl
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Kendl, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #48,845 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1984
- 1980s
- peak decade
16 girls have been named Kendl since 1984, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Kendl has 16 recorded births among girls since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 1990.
- #48,845 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 16 born since 1984
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kendl ranks #48,845 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1984, peaking in the 1980s.
- #48,845 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1984
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kendl's 16 recorded births place it above 31.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kendl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kendl's full recorded timeline at 1985, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kendl popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1990
- Peak year (1984)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Kendl by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (11 births, 69% of the file).
1980s was Kendl's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Kendl births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window.
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
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- Kendl's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kendl: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~6 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, 1984–1990 (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 Kendl 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.