Unisex name · since 1971
Kendrix
Kendrix has 1,288 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,371 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,627 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,288
- born since 1971
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kendrix currently ranks #1627 among unisex names in America, with 1,288 babies recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Kendrix recorded 1,288 times among boys since 1971, holding rank #1627 nationally today, ahead of 88% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #4,371 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,627 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,288 born since 1971
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kendrix ranks #4,371 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,627 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,288 born since 1971, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,371 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,627 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,288
- born since 1971
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kendrix's 1,288 recorded births place it above 90.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kendrix compares
1,288 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Kendrix's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kendrix | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,288 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 145 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kendrix's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kendrix's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 84% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 16%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 145, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kendrix popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 145
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Kendrix popularity over time - girls
98 total births recorded since 2012 (Kendrix as girls' name)
Kendrix by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (684 births, 53% of the file).
2020s was Kendrix's strongest decade.
684 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Kendrix births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 56
1970s
56 births
- 1980s 99
1980s
99 births
- 1990s 50
1990s
50 births
- 2000s 63
2000s
63 births
- 2010s
2010s
336 births
- 2020s
2020s
684 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 684 births (53% of all-time use).
How Kendrix 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 Kendrix's total volume
Kendrix by state
Where Kendrix concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 78 | 6.1% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 48 | 3.7% |
| #3 | California | | 47 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 33 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 26 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 24 | 1.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 23 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 22 | 1.7% |
78 of 1,288 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Kendrix appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Kendrixs (78 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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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, 1971–2025 (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 Kendrix 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.