Recorded 2003–2023 Boys' name Peak 2016 218 births

Kendyn — boys' name

218 babies named Kendyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

218 boys have been named Kendyn since 2003, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.

218
total births
2003–2023
years on record
2010s
peak decade
74%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Kendyn was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

23 babies were named Kendyn in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kendyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 218 babies named Kendyn between 2003 and 2023, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kendyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kendyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 161 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kendyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kendyn 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 218 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.

Kendyn at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

218

Since 2003

21 years of records

Peak year

2016

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2003

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2023

Kendyn popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2003

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2016)
23
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Kendyn popularity over time — girls

7 total births recorded since 2019 (Kendyn as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 7 births
7 2019 7

Kendyn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
161 births that decade — 74% of Kendyn's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kendyn?
218 babies have been named Kendyn since 2003. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2016 with 23 births.
When was Kendyn most popular?
Kendyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 161 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Kendyn been used?
Kendyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 21 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Kendyn?
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.

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, 2003–2023 (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.