Recorded 1984–2021 Unisex name Peak 2012 463 births

Kyndel — unisex name

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.

1980s361990s752000s1552010s1792020s18
2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Kyndel was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

35 babies were named Kyndel in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kyndel

The Social Security Administration has registered 463 babies named Kyndel between 1984 and 2021, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kyndel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 35 babies received it in a single year. Kyndel is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 28 additional births since 1998.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kyndel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 179 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kyndel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 35 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Kyndel in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kyndel 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 463 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.

Kyndel at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

463

Since 1984

38 years of records

Peak year

2012

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1984

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2021

Kyndel popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1984

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2012)
35
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
010203040 20212015201020052000199519881984 5

Kyndel popularity over time — boys

28 total births recorded since 1998 (Kyndel as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 28 births
4.555.566.577.5 20172015201220111998 6

Kyndel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
179 births that decade — 39% of Kyndel's all-time total
1980s361990s752000s1552010s1792020s18

Kyndel by state

Where Kyndel concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kyndel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
35 7.6%
#2 North Carolina
5 1.1%
Texas share of Kyndel's total US births 7.6%
Even split

35 of 463 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kyndel?
463 babies have been named Kyndel since 1984. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2012 with 35 births.
When was Kyndel most popular?
Kyndel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 179 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Kyndel most popular?
The top states for the name Kyndel are Texas (35 births), North Carolina (5 births).
Is Kyndel a unisex name?
Yes, Kyndel is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 463 births, and as a boy's name it has 28 births.
How long has the name Kyndel been used?
Kyndel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 38 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Kyndel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kyndall, Kynlee, Kyndal, Kyndra, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1984–2021 (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.