Recorded 1988–2010 Girls' name Peak 1988 23 births

Kendralyn — girls' name

23 babies named Kendralyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

23 girls have been named Kendralyn since 1988, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2010.

23
total births
1988–2010
years on record
1990s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Kendralyn was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

8 babies were named Kendralyn in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kendralyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Kendralyn between 1988 and 2010, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kendralyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kendralyn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kendralyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kendralyn 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 23 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.

Kendralyn at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

23

Since 1988

23 years of records

Peak year

1988

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1988

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2010

Kendralyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1988

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1988)
8
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
456789 2010199819971988 8

Kendralyn by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
10 births that decade — 43% of Kendralyn's all-time total
1980s81990s102010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kendralyn?
23 babies have been named Kendralyn since 1988. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1988 with 8 births.
When was Kendralyn most popular?
Kendralyn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Kendralyn been used?
Kendralyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 23 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Kendralyn?
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, 1988–2010 (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.