Kendi

Where Kendi comes from

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  • Vowel-ended
Kendi through the years
  1. 1962
    First appearance
    #6,578 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1979
    Peak, #4,052
    18 babies named Kendi, its best rank.
  3. 1980
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #9,095.
  4. 2022
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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