Boys' name · since 1966
Kendric
Kendric has 2,530 recorded births since 1966 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,848 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,688 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,530
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kendric currently ranks #3688 among boys' names in America, with 2,530 babies recorded since 1966.
Social Security Administration records show Kendric recorded 2,530 times among boys since 1966, holding rank #3688 nationally today, ahead of 74% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #2,848 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,688 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,530 born since 1966
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kendric ranks #2,848 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,688 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,530 born since 1966, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,848 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,688 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,530
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kendric's 2,530 recorded births place it above 93.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kendric compares
2,530 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Kendric's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kendric | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,530 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 73 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kendric's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kendric's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 73, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kendric popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 73
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Kendric by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (539 births, 21% of the file).
1990s was Kendric's strongest decade.
539 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Kendric births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 26
1960s
26 births
- 1970s
1970s
324 births
- 1980s
1980s
375 births
- 1990s
1990s
539 births
- 2000s
2000s
486 births
- 2010s
2010s
513 births
- 2020s
2020s
267 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 539 births (21% of all-time use).
How Kendric 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 Kendric's total volume
Kendric by state
Where Kendric concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 219 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 108 | 4.3% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 68 | 2.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 64 | 2.5% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 53 | 2.1% |
| #6 | California | | 43 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 32 | 1.3% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 22 | 0.9% |
219 of 2,530 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Kendric appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kendric's data
- Kendric's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (539 total births) through the 2020s (267) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kendrics (219 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 Kendric: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Kendric 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.