Boys' name · since 1977
Kendrich
16 babies named Kendrich in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #30,823 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 1977
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kendrich is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 16 have been recorded since 1977.
Kendrich has 16 recorded births among boys since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1984.
- #30,823 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 16 born since 1977
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kendrich ranks #30,823 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1977, peaking in the 1970s.
- #30,823 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 1977
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kendrich's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kendrich's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kendrich splits its recorded history at 1978: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kendrich popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1984
- Peak year (1977)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Kendrich by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (11 births, 69% of the file).
1970s was Kendrich's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Kendrich births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window.
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
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- Kendrich's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1980s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kendrich: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~7 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, 1977–1984 (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 Kendrich 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.