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Kendall

Unisex

Meaning of Kendall: English: 'valley on the River Kent'

Kendall is a unisex name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 287th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 1302nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#287

1,095 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1302

25 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

101,883

First recorded 1906 · peak 2011

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 561 babies1982: 642 babies1983: 606 babies1984: 899 babies1985: 913 babies1986: 1,020 babies1987: 1,242 babies1988: 1,237 babies1989: 1,312 babies1990: 1,510 babies19901991: 1,511 babies1992: 1,533 babies1993: 2,236 babies1994: 2,597 babies1995: 2,266 babies1996: 2,144 babies1997: 2,262 babies1998: 2,342 babies1999: 2,068 babies2000: 2,384 babies20002001: 2,102 babies2002: 2,167 babies2003: 2,676 babies2004: 2,845 babies2005: 2,928 babies2006: 2,767 babies2007: 2,644 babies2008: 2,695 babies2009: 2,850 babies2010: 2,766 babies20102011: 3,004 babies2012: 2,996 babies2013: 2,894 babies2014: 2,753 babies2015: 2,501 babies2016: 1,933 babies2017: 1,654 babies2018: 1,463 babies2019: 1,415 babies2020: 1,207 babies20202021: 1,231 babies2022: 1,269 babies2023: 1,145 babies2024: 1,152 babies2025: 1,095 babies
US babies named Kendall per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 3,004.

Gender split

35% boys · 65% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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