Unisex name · since 1961
Kendle
Kendle has 339 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,912 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 339
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kendle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 339 have been recorded since 1961.
Kendle has 339 recorded births among girls since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2017.
- #14,912 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 339 born since 1961
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kendle ranks #14,912 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 339 born since 1961, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,912 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 339
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kendle's 339 recorded births place it above 79.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Kendle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kendle's full recorded timeline at 1998, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kendle popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2017
- Peak year (1995)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Kendle popularity over time - boys
189 total births recorded since 1964 (Kendle as boys' name)
Kendle by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (114 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Kendle's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Kendle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 9
1970s
9 births
- 1980s
1980s
47 births
- 1990s
1990s
114 births
- 2000s
2000s
89 births
- 2010s
2010s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 114 births (34% of all-time use).
Kendle by state
Where Kendle concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 339 births nationwide.
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- Kendle's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (114 total births) through the 2010s (62) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kendles (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Kendle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1961–2017 (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 Kendle 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.