Unisex name · since 1999
Kendry
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 528 babies named Kendry, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,639 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,666 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 528
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
528 babies have been named Kendry since 1999, making it today's #2666 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Kendry recorded 528 times among boys since 1999, holding rank #2666 nationally today, ahead of 81% 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 1999 to 2025.
- #7,639 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,666 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 528 born since 1999
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kendry ranks #7,639 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,666 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 528 born since 1999, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7,639 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,666 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 528
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kendry's 528 recorded births place it above 83.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Kendry compares
528 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Kendry's all-time total is 43% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kendry | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 528 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 97 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kendry's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kendry splits its recorded history at 2014: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 97 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kendry popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 97
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Kendry popularity over time - girls
38 total births recorded since 2007 (Kendry as girls' name)
Kendry by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (277 births, 52% of the file).
2020s was Kendry's strongest decade.
277 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Kendry births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 64
2000s
64 births
- 2010s
2010s
182 births
- 2020s
2020s
277 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 277 births (52% of all-time use).
How Kendry 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 Kendry's total volume
Kendry by state
Where Kendry concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 70 | 13.3% |
| #2 | Florida | | 25 | 4.7% |
| #3 | California | | 21 | 4.0% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 19 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 7 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Texas | | 7 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Connecticut | | 5 | 0.9% |
70 of 528 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- New York records the most Kendrys (70 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kendry: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Kendry 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.