Boys' name · since 1991
Kendrew
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 117 babies named Kendrew, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 117
- total births
- 1991–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 34%
- born in that decade
Kendrew sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 117 recorded since 1991.
Social Security Administration records show Kendrew recorded 117 times among boys since 1991, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- 117 total births
- 1991–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 34% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kendrew's 117 recorded births place it above 64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kendrew's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kendrew's full recorded timeline at 2010, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kendrew popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Kendrew by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Kendrew's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Kendrew births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
33 births
- 2010s
2010s
40 births
- 2020s
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 40 births (34% of all-time use).
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- Kendrew's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (40 total births) through the 2020s (22) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1991–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kendrew: Baby Name Since 1991 - 117 Births, Peak 1999." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kendrew. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kendrew 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 July 2026.