US rank #1716 Unisex name Peak 2024 479 births

Kendry — #1716 US boys' name

479 babies named Kendry in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s642010s1822020s228
#1716
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 88% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Kendry was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

97 babies were named Kendry in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kendry

The Social Security Administration has registered 479 babies named Kendry between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kendry currently holds the #1716 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 97 babies received it in a single year. Kendry is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 38 additional births since 2007.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kendry performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 228 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kendry shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 61 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Kendry in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kendry in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 479 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kendry at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

479

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2024

97 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,716

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kendry popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
97
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
050100150 202420212018201520122009200620021999 5

Kendry popularity over time — girls

38 total births recorded since 2007 (Kendry as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 38 births
45678910 201620152012201020082007 5

Kendry by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
228 births that decade — 48% of Kendry's all-time total
1990s52000s642010s1822020s228

Kendry by state

Where Kendry concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kendry
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
61 12.7%
#2 Florida
25 5.2%
#3 California
21 4.4%
#4 New Jersey
19 4.0%
#5 Pennsylvania
12 2.5%
#6 Massachusetts
7 1.5%
#7 Texas
7 1.5%
#8 Connecticut
5 1.0%
New York share of Kendry's total US births 12.7%
Even split

61 of 479 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kendry?
479 babies have been named Kendry since 1999. It currently ranks #1716 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 97 births.
When was Kendry most popular?
Kendry was most popular in the 2020s decade with 228 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Kendry most popular?
The top states for the name Kendry are New York (61 births), Florida (25 births), California (21 births).
Is Kendry a unisex name?
Yes, Kendry is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 479 births, and as a girl's name it has 38 births.
How long has the name Kendry been used?
Kendry has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kendry?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kenneth, Kent, Kenny, Kendall, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1999–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.