Kendall
- #328 for girls in 2025, 932 births
- #1,231 for boys in 2025, 163 births
- Given to girls 65.3% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2012 · 2,625 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 66,533since 1929
Kendall over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #328 | 932 | #1,231 | 163 |
| 2024 | #311 | 988 | #1,224 | 164 |
| 2023 | #316 | 982 | #1,217 | 163 |
| 2022 | #301 | 1,061 | #1,057 | 208 |
| 2021 | #305 | 1,046 | #1,112 | 185 |
| 2020 | #314 | 1,019 | #1,064 | 188 |
| 2019 | #275 | 1,215 | #1,034 | 200 |
| 2018 | #272 | 1,213 | #872 | 250 |
| 2017 | #223 | 1,399 | #854 | 255 |
| 2016 | #193 | 1,703 | #923 | 230 |
| 2015 | #147 | 2,201 | #781 | 300 |
| 2014 | #133 | 2,442 | #756 | 311 |
| 2013 | #130 | 2,518 | #650 | 376 |
| 2012 | #116 | 2,625 | #645 | 371 |
| 2011 | #124 | 2,595 | #601 | 409 |
| 2010 | #133 | 2,343 | #590 | 423 |
| 2009 | #133 | 2,415 | #594 | 435 |
| 2008 | #149 | 2,310 | #638 | 385 |
| 2007 | #166 | 2,167 | #538 | 477 |
| 2006 | #148 | 2,324 | #565 | 443 |
| 2005 | #132 | 2,457 | #521 | 471 |
| 2004 | #137 | 2,360 | #504 | 485 |
| 2003 | #156 | 2,183 | #500 | 493 |
| 2002 | #195 | 1,643 | #461 | 524 |
| 2001 | #208 | 1,524 | #425 | 578 |
| 2000 | #191 | 1,651 | #360 | 733 |
| 1999 | #217 | 1,442 | #395 | 626 |
| 1998 | #187 | 1,645 | #368 | 697 |
| 1997 | #193 | 1,559 | #359 | 703 |
| 1996 | #198 | 1,468 | #359 | 676 |
| 1995 | #190 | 1,546 | #338 | 720 |
| 1994 | #179 | 1,648 | #287 | 949 |
| 1993 | #217 | 1,271 | #287 | 965 |
| 1992 | #350 | 746 | #323 | 787 |
| 1991 | #386 | 668 | #305 | 843 |
| 1990 | #404 | 642 | #290 | 868 |
| 1989 | #396 | 624 | #336 | 688 |
| 1988 | #411 | 572 | #324 | 665 |
| 1987 | #343 | 702 | #360 | 540 |
| 1986 | #427 | 509 | #365 | 511 |
| 1985 | #471 | 447 | #384 | 466 |
| 1984 | #441 | 471 | #398 | 428 |
| 1983 | #686 | 247 | #436 | 359 |
| 1982 | #642 | 278 | #443 | 364 |
| 1981 | #813 | 196 | #434 | 365 |
| 1980 | #824 | 190 | #426 | 370 |
| 1979 | #1,294 | 97 | #424 | 354 |
| 1978 | #1,138 | 113 | #436 | 335 |
| 1977 | #1,380 | 81 | #530 | 250 |
| 1976 | #1,446 | 72 | #470 | 280 |
| 1975 | #1,459 | 70 | #468 | 297 |
| 1974 | #1,161 | 98 | #422 | 345 |
| 1973 | #1,047 | 111 | #418 | 349 |
| 1972 | #1,022 | 114 | #436 | 330 |
| 1971 | #742 | 200 | #389 | 428 |
| 1970 | #1,078 | 112 | #387 | 433 |
| 1969 | #1,317 | 74 | #395 | 402 |
| 1968 | #1,133 | 89 | #383 | 410 |
| 1967 | #1,119 | 88 | #376 | 396 |
| 1966 | #1,119 | 89 | #371 | 417 |
| 1965 | #914 | 122 | #373 | 430 |
| 1964 | #964 | 120 | #339 | 538 |
| 1963 | #1,352 | 67 | #365 | 464 |
| 1962 | #1,359 | 66 | #388 | 432 |
| 1961 | #1,360 | 67 | #391 | 415 |
| 1960 | #1,029 | 109 | #374 | 448 |
| 1959 | #1,230 | 75 | #394 | 408 |
| 1958 | #1,266 | 70 | #395 | 390 |
| 1957 | #1,869 | 34 | #396 | 382 |
| 1956 | #1,931 | 31 | #434 | 306 |
| 1955 | #3,377 | 12 | #488 | 226 |
| 1954 | #3,019 | 14 | #490 | 218 |
| 1953 | #4,595 | 7 | #478 | 214 |
| 1952 | #3,040 | 13 | #504 | 192 |
| 1951 | #3,482 | 10 | #573 | 145 |
| 1950 | #2,909 | 13 | #537 | 160 |
| 1949 | #3,176 | 11 | #520 | 166 |
| 1948 | #2,974 | 12 | #523 | 160 |
| 1947 | #2,354 | 18 | #551 | 150 |
| 1946 | — | #527 | 147 | |
| 1945 | #2,237 | 15 | #525 | 129 |
| 1944 | #3,687 | 7 | #604 | 103 |
| 1943 | #2,447 | 14 | #562 | 127 |
| 1942 | #3,738 | 7 | #584 | 113 |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 | #541 | 120 |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #565 | 110 |
| 1939 | — | #539 | 112 | |
| 1938 | — | #601 | 97 | |
| 1937 | #3,434 | 7 | #682 | 77 |
| 1936 | — | #644 | 81 | |
| 1935 | — | #658 | 82 | |
| 1934 | — | #742 | 68 | |
| 1933 | — | #619 | 87 | |
| 1932 | — | #769 | 67 | |
| 1931 | — | #858 | 55 | |
| 1930 | — | #782 | 67 | |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | #859 | 59 |
| 1928 | — | #743 | 74 | |
| 1927 | — | #713 | 83 | |
| 1926 | — | #813 | 66 | |
| 1925 | — | #779 | 71 | |
| 1924 | — | #838 | 66 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,008 | 48 | |
| 1922 | — | #891 | 60 | |
| 1921 | — | #843 | 67 | |
| 1920 | — | #887 | 60 | |
| 1919 | — | #877 | 57 | |
| 1918 | — | #975 | 47 | |
| 1917 | — | #964 | 45 | |
| 1916 | — | #892 | 49 | |
| 1915 | — | #925 | 45 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,019 | 30 | |
| 1913 | — | #667 | 45 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,137 | 17 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,190 | 9 | |
| 1910 | — | #981 | 11 | |
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| 1908 | — | #1,217 | 6 | |
| 1907 | — | #999 | 8 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,253 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1929
The first year at least five girls were named Kendall! It came in at #4,570, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1929–1936, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Kendall is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- North Dakota#101 · 1 in 300
- District of Columbia#150 · 1 in 404
- Delaware#167 · 1 in 451
- New Hampshire#174 · 1 in 542
- Maine#176 · 1 in 519
Best ever in a state: #28 in Delaware, 2013.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #101 | 9 | 1 in 300 |
| District of Columbia | #150 | 5 | 1 in 404 |
| Delaware | #167 | 5 | 1 in 451 |
| New Hampshire | #174 | 7 | 1 in 542 |
| Maine | #176 | 6 | 1 in 519 |
| South Dakota | #188 | 6 | 1 in 509 |
| Utah | #197 | 23 | 1 in 742 |
| Wisconsin | #201 | 27 | 1 in 750 |
| Arkansas | #208 | 14 | 1 in 757 |
| Ohio | #219 | 52 | 1 in 909 |
| Louisiana | #224 | 19 | 1 in 862 |
| Michigan | #228 | 39 | 1 in 916 |
| West Virginia | #230 | 7 | 1 in 725 |
| Illinois | #240 | 43 | 1 in 1,031 |
| Connecticut | #248 | 13 | 1 in 885 |
| Minnesota | #250 | 22 | 1 in 976 |
| Pennsylvania | #251 | 44 | 1 in 1,061 |
| New Jersey | #263 | 31 | 1 in 1,145 |
| Nebraska | #267 | 8 | 1 in 887 |
| Massachusetts | #273 | 21 | 1 in 1,144 |
| Indiana | #278 | 25 | 1 in 1,116 |
| Georgia | #280 | 36 | 1 in 1,256 |
| Kansas | #286 | 11 | 1 in 1,073 |
| Kentucky | #286 | 15 | 1 in 1,150 |
| Tennessee | #296 | 26 | 1 in 1,234 |
| Alabama | #297 | 16 | 1 in 1,145 |
| Iowa | #323 | 10 | 1 in 1,177 |
| Florida | #329 | 54 | 1 in 1,607 |
| Oklahoma | #340 | 12 | 1 in 1,232 |
| Virginia | #345 | 23 | 1 in 1,467 |
| Missouri | #350 | 17 | 1 in 1,429 |
| New York | #380 | 45 | 1 in 1,741 |
| North Carolina | #405 | 27 | 1 in 1,722 |
| South Carolina | #440 | 11 | 1 in 1,663 |
| Washington | #452 | 15 | 1 in 1,924 |
| Colorado | #456 | 12 | 1 in 1,944 |
| Maryland | #459 | 11 | 1 in 1,817 |
| Texas | #461 | 72 | 1 in 2,230 |
| California | #542 | 60 | 1 in 2,695 |
| Arizona | #578 | 11 | 1 in 2,565 |
| Oregon | #619 | 5 | 1 in 2,610 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Kendall
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 14 spots since 2020 (#314 → #328)
- Biggest jump: 470 spots in 1980
- Biggest drop: 280 spots in 1972
Rise & fade · girls
83 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1929
- Peaked 2012 at #116 (2,625 births)
- Births halved by 2018, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 49 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 49 yrs · run 1980–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 671
- Highest: 1 in 671 girls born in 2012 were named Kendall (0.15%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,725 girls born in 2025 (0.06%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
- 31.6% of all girls named Kendall (21,034) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1993
- Mostly boys until 1992, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | #4,570 (1929) | #4,570 |
| 1930s | 7 | #3,434 (1937) | #3,434 |
| 1940s | 96 | #2,237 (1945) | #3,169 |
| 1950s | 279 | #1,230 (1959) | #2,672 |
| 1960s | 891 | #914 (1965) | #1,167 |
| 1970s | 1,068 | #742 (1971) | #1,177 |
| 1980s | 4,236 | #343 (1987) | #545 |
| 1990s | 12,635 | #179 (1994) | #252 |
| 2000s | 21,034 | #132 (2005) | #162 |
| 2010s | 20,254 | #116 (2012) | #175 |
| 2020s | 6,028 | #301 (2022) | #313 |
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.
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