Unisex name · since 1984
Kyndel
463 babies named Kyndel in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,417 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 463
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kyndel sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 463 recorded since 1984.
Kyndel has 463 recorded births among girls since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2021.
- #12,417 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 463 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyndel ranks #12,417 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 463 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,417 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 463
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kyndel's 463 recorded births place it above 82.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Kyndel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kyndel splits its recorded history at 2003: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kyndel popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2021
- Peak year (2012)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Kyndel popularity over time - boys
28 total births recorded since 1998 (Kyndel as boys' name)
Kyndel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (179 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Kyndel's strongest decade.
179 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Kyndel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 36
1980s
36 births
- 1990s
1990s
75 births
- 2000s
2000s
155 births
- 2010s
2010s
179 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 179 births (39% of all-time use).
Kyndel by state
Where Kyndel concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 35 | 7.6% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.1% |
35 of 463 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Kyndel's decade-level peak was the 2010s (179 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kyndels (35 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kyndel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1984–2021 (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 Kyndel 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.