Boys' name · since 1959
Kendon
Kendon has 916 recorded births since 1959 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,437 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,047 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 916
- born since 1959
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kendon is the #9047 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 916 recorded since 1959.
Kendon has 916 recorded births among boys since 1959, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9047 as of the latest data, more common than 35% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2025.
- #5,437 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,047 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 916 born since 1959
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kendon ranks #5,437 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,047 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 916 born since 1959, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,437 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,047 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 916
- born since 1959
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kendon's 916 recorded births place it above 88.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Kendon compares
916 Top 33% higher than 67% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Kendon's all-time total is 148% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kendon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 916 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kendon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kendon's full recorded timeline at 1999, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kendon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Kendon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (311 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Kendon's strongest decade.
311 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Kendon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s 108
1980s
108 births
- 1990s
1990s
133 births
- 2000s
2000s
243 births
- 2010s
2010s
311 births
- 2020s 81
2020s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 311 births (34% of all-time use).
How Kendon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kendon's total volume
Kendon by state
Where Kendon concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
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What to do with Kendon's data
- Kendon's decade-level peak was the 2010s (311 total births); usage has since declined to 81 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kendons (30 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 Kendon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1959–2025 (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 Kendon 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.