Recorded 1996–2008 Boys' name Peak 2008 16 births

Kendred — boys' name

16 babies named Kendred in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s6

The verdict

16 boys have been named Kendred since 1996, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2008.

16
total births
1996–2008
years on record
1990s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Kendred was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

6 babies were named Kendred in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kendred

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Kendred between 1996 and 2008, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kendred currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kendred performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kendred shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kendred 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 16 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.

Kendred at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

16

Since 1996

13 years of records

Peak year

2008

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1996

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2008

Kendred popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1996

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2008)
6
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4.555.566.5 200819981996 5

Kendred by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
10 births that decade — 63% of Kendred's all-time total
1990s102000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kendred?
16 babies have been named Kendred since 1996. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2008 with 6 births.
When was Kendred most popular?
Kendred was most popular in the 1990s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Kendred been used?
Kendred has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 13 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Kendred?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kenneth, Kent, Kenny, Kendall, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1996–2008 (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.