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Kendra

Girl

Meaning of Kendra: Welsh: 'greatest champion'

Kendra is a girl's name most strongly associated with Welsh naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 822nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1353rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#822

320 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1353

24 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

98,788

First recorded 1936 · peak 1987

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 1,859 babies1982: 1,780 babies1983: 1,620 babies1984: 1,937 babies1985: 1,854 babies1986: 2,768 babies1987: 3,863 babies1988: 3,786 babies1989: 3,268 babies1990: 2,802 babies19901991: 2,717 babies1992: 2,678 babies1993: 2,611 babies1994: 2,547 babies1995: 2,377 babies1996: 2,377 babies1997: 2,053 babies1998: 2,035 babies1999: 1,838 babies2000: 1,737 babies20002001: 1,496 babies2002: 1,391 babies2003: 1,235 babies2004: 1,208 babies2005: 1,245 babies2006: 1,404 babies2007: 1,702 babies2008: 1,450 babies2009: 1,390 babies2010: 1,497 babies20102011: 1,071 babies2012: 810 babies2013: 1,730 babies2014: 1,271 babies2015: 964 babies2016: 964 babies2017: 741 babies2018: 625 babies2019: 521 babies2020: 539 babies20202021: 460 babies2022: 420 babies2023: 381 babies2024: 415 babies2025: 320 babies
US babies named Kendra per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 3,863.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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