Kendal

#3,249 for girls in 2025, 48 births · #6,803 for boys in 2025, 12 births
Given to girls 66.1% of the time

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Peak · girls
2004 · 565 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
9,123
since 1951

Kendal over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201993peak #513, 2004peak #887, 1990girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,24948#6,80312
2024#3,57543#3,69330
2023#3,01455#4,00227
2022#2,63966#3,34435
2021#2,55868#4,01126
2020#2,34175#2,98039
2019#2,09090#3,14337
2018#1,97899#3,79328
2017#2,20086#3,12337
2016#1,567142#2,88541
2015#1,258194#2,52849
2014#1,125225#2,46151
2013#1,062234#2,29955
2012#852313#1,90975
2011#784346#1,86675
2010#886299#1,61297
2009#783361#2,40153
2008#815352#2,23759
2007#911298#1,91274
2006#818333#1,72481
2005#664417#1,75275
2004#513565#1,47792
2003#702373#1,73970
2002#795295#1,37296
2001#1,014211#1,45285
2000#1,006210#1,34195
1999#991207#1,32990
1998#878240#1,43679
1997#946210#1,27490
1996#916214#990126
1995#842232#1,010121
1994#766268#927140
1993#857225#918137
1992#1,499105#1,017115
1991#1,463108#967121
1990#1,356117#887135
1989#1,426104#940117
1988#1,269115#1,08384
1987#1,064144#1,03085
1986#1,150124#1,07575
1985#1,38293#1,11669
1984#1,075130#1,22856
1983#1,62968#1,12064
1982#1,80760#1,29352
1981#2,84731#1,30950
1980#2,53737#1,32450
1979#3,33324#1,31949
1978#2,94227#1,27250
1977#2,90927#1,45040
1976#3,96316#1,39041
1975#3,95016#1,37840
1974#2,75726#1,33541
1973#2,83024#1,20147
1972#2,52328#1,19647
1971#1,93744#1,23545
1970#2,24035#1,17849
1969#3,19918#1,23141
1968#3,45615#1,10046
1967#3,34015#1,23137
1966#3,55813#1,19439
1965#2,60522#1,38631
1964#2,91519#1,19941
1963#4,27210#1,02754
1962#4,01111#1,27937
1961#2,83919#1,46730
1960#3,09516#1,27338
1959#3,43613#1,18243
1958#3,37913#1,23739
1957#3,93010#1,25039
1956#3,49312#1,44329
1955#5,8285#1,53825
1954#5,7535#1,43528
1953#1,76519
1952#5,5635#1,70120
1951#5,4145#1,55323
1950#1,70119
1949#2,22512
1948#1,81717
1947#1,78618
1946#1,81316
1945#1,69716
1944#2,4679
1943#2,18212
1942#2,7128
1941#2,8727
1940#2,4789
1939#2,6098
1938#2,4799
1937#3,1756
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1934#3,2776
1933#3,6425
1932#3,3616
1931#3,7635
1930#3,0228
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1927#3,7806
1926#3,7086
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1922#3,8726
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1915#3,8255
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First appearance
1951

The first year at least five girls were named Kendal! It came in at #5,414, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1951–1955, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Kendal is popular in 1993

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kendal, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Kendal, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kendal, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kendal, so not publishedNHWashington: #583 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,716 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kendal, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Kendal, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kendal, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Kendal, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Kendal, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Kendal, so not publishedWIMichigan: #949 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,235 girlsMINew York: #1,733 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 18,850 girlsNYMassachusetts: #701 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,852 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kendal, so not publishedRIOregon: #444 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,661 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kendal, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kendal, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kendal, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Kendal, so not publishedIAIndiana: #600 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,737 girlsINOhio: #789 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 7,338 girlsOHPennsylvania: #1,150 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 13,242 girlsPANew Jersey: #819 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,417 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Kendal, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,040 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 9,243 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Kendal, so not publishedUTColorado: #434 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,534 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Kendal, so not publishedNEMissouri: #627 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,088 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Kendal, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kendal, so not publishedWVVirginia: #406 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,712 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Kendal, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kendal, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Kendal, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kendal, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kendal, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kendal, so not publishedARTennessee: #403 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,923 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #447 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,199 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #446 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,931 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kendal, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #345 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,055 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Kendal, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Kendal, so not publishedMSAlabama: #539 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,558 girlsALGeorgia: #601 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,497 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kendal, so not publishedHITexas: #990 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 8,060 girlsTXFlorida: #884 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 7,446 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oklahoma#345 · 1 in 2,055
  2. Tennessee#403 · 1 in 2,923
  3. Virginia#406 · 1 in 2,712
  4. Colorado#434 · 1 in 2,534
  5. Oregon#444 · 1 in 2,661

Best ever in a state: #152 in North Dakota, 2003.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#34581 in 2,055
Tennessee#403101 in 2,923
Virginia#406131 in 2,712
Colorado#43481 in 2,534
Oregon#44461 in 2,661
South Carolina#44661 in 2,931
North Carolina#447121 in 3,199
Alabama#53961 in 3,558
Washington#58381 in 3,716
Indiana#60071 in 4,737
Georgia#60191 in 4,497
Missouri#62761 in 5,088
Massachusetts#70151 in 6,852
Ohio#78991 in 7,338
New Jersey#81961 in 7,417
Florida#884101 in 7,446
Michigan#94961 in 9,235
Texas#990171 in 8,060
California#1,040271 in 9,243
Pennsylvania#1,15051 in 13,242
New York#1,73361 in 18,850
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Kendal
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 326 spots since 2024 (#3,575#3,249)
  • 908 spots since 2020 (#2,341#3,249)
  • 1,991 spots since 2015 (#1,258#3,249)
  • Biggest jump: 642 spots in 1993 (#1,499#857)
  • Biggest drop: 210 spots in 2013 (#852#1,062)
Rise & fade · girls
53 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1951
  • Peaked 2004 at #513 (565 births)
  • Births halved by 2013, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 18 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 18 yrs · run 2002–2012
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,250
  • Highest: 1 in 3,250 girls born in 2004 were named Kendal (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 33,485 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 37.4% of all girls named Kendal (3,415) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1993
  • Mostly boys until 1992, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s68#3,379 (1958)#4,600
1960s158#2,605 (1965)#3,329
1970s267#1,937 (1971)#2,938
1980s906#1,064 (1987)#1,619
1990s1,926#766 (1994)#1,051
2000s3,415#513 (2004)#802
2010s2,028#784 (2011)#1,380
2020s355#2,341 (2020)#2,896

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Kendal in 1993

girls
#857
225 births · 1 in 8,040 girls
boys
#918
137 births · 1 in 14,316 boys

Top girls' names in 1993

  1. #1Jessica34,993
  2. #2Ashley34,849
  3. #3Sarah24,257
  4. #4Samantha23,668
  5. #5Emily23,596
  6. #6Brittany21,725
  7. #7Taylor21,270
  8. #8Amanda20,811
  9. #9Elizabeth17,559
  10. #10Stephanie17,186
  11. #857Kendal225

Top boys' names in 1993

  1. #1Michael49,571
  2. #2Christopher38,237
  3. #3Matthew35,782
  4. #4Joshua33,590
  5. #5Tyler29,800
  6. #6Brandon28,735
  7. #7Daniel28,698
  8. #8Nicholas28,114
  9. #9Jacob27,487
  10. #10Andrew27,326
  11. #918Kendal137
More about 1993

girls

1,809,072 girls got a published name in 1993; 1 in 8,040 of them was named Kendal, which outranked 94.6% of the 15,801 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kendal
  1. #854Lakeisha227
  2. #854Yazmin227
  3. #856Delia226
  4. #857Kendal225
  5. #857Amie225
  6. #857Dina225
  7. #857Dominque225
  8. #863Ayanna224
  9. #863Chantelle224
  10. #863Itzel224

Tied with 5 names at #857; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. 12,442Coraima#13,317#875
  2. 5,624Kadijah#6,314#690
  3. 3,307Kalene#4,236#929
  4. 1,413Deyanira#2,351#938
  5. 979Halle#1,713#734
Fallers
  1. 1,120Latifah#802#1,922
  2. 747Shanae#662#1,409
  3. 520Jaleesa#792#1,312
  4. 487Brianda#777#1,264
  5. 417Chynna#941#1,358

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,961,328 boys got a published name in 1993; 1 in 14,316 of them was named Kendal, which outranked 91.0% of the 10,170 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kendal
  1. #914Tyshawn139
  2. #916Cale138
  3. #916Mariano138
  4. #918Kendal137
  5. #918Coby137
  6. #918Martez137
  7. #921Darwin136
  8. #921Francesco136
  9. #921Jody136

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. 5,880Savon#6,670#790
  2. 2,006Jordy#2,834#828
  3. 662Austyn#1,598#936
  4. 471Devaughn#1,395#924
  5. 454Mikal#1,294#840
Fallers
  1. 329Channing#887#1,216
  2. 307Garth#658#965
  3. 252Earnest#911#1,163
  4. 241Armand#987#1,228
  5. 240Spenser#831#1,071

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1993