Kendra
#849 for girls in 2025, 320 births · Last seen for boys in 2013 at #10,728
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1987 · 3,841 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 3 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 98,438since 1936
Kendra over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | #849 | 320 | — | |
| 2024 | #686 | 415 | — | |
| 2023 | #739 | 381 | — | |
| 2022 | #703 | 420 | — | |
| 2021 | #648 | 460 | — | |
| 2020 | #551 | 539 | — | |
| 2019 | #584 | 521 | — | |
| 2018 | #498 | 625 | — | |
| 2017 | #429 | 741 | — | |
| 2016 | #347 | 964 | — | |
| 2015 | #341 | 964 | — | |
| 2014 | #258 | 1,271 | — | |
| 2013 | #189 | 1,724 | #10,728 | 6 |
| 2012 | #386 | 810 | — | |
| 2011 | #293 | 1,071 | — | |
| 2010 | #207 | 1,497 | — | |
| 2009 | #239 | 1,390 | — | |
| 2008 | #236 | 1,450 | — | |
| 2007 | #200 | 1,702 | — | |
| 2006 | #244 | 1,404 | — | |
| 2005 | #262 | 1,245 | — | |
| 2004 | #272 | 1,199 | #7,536 | 9 |
| 2003 | #259 | 1,235 | — | |
| 2002 | #227 | 1,386 | #10,667 | 5 |
| 2001 | #211 | 1,496 | — | |
| 2000 | #187 | 1,730 | #8,209 | 7 |
| 1999 | #170 | 1,838 | — | |
| 1998 | #154 | 2,035 | — | |
| 1997 | #153 | 2,053 | — | |
| 1996 | #136 | 2,368 | #5,982 | 9 |
| 1995 | #133 | 2,372 | #8,868 | 5 |
| 1994 | #126 | 2,536 | #5,109 | 11 |
| 1993 | #128 | 2,604 | #6,816 | 7 |
| 1992 | #125 | 2,673 | #8,435 | 5 |
| 1991 | #118 | 2,704 | #4,231 | 13 |
| 1990 | #117 | 2,789 | #4,167 | 13 |
| 1989 | #99 | 3,230 | #1,919 | 38 |
| 1988 | #80 | 3,761 | #2,367 | 25 |
| 1987 | #77 | 3,841 | #2,468 | 22 |
| 1986 | #101 | 2,759 | #4,457 | 9 |
| 1985 | #154 | 1,840 | #3,216 | 14 |
| 1984 | #150 | 1,921 | #2,824 | 16 |
| 1983 | #172 | 1,608 | #3,411 | 12 |
| 1982 | #163 | 1,762 | #2,596 | 18 |
| 1981 | #152 | 1,849 | #3,858 | 10 |
| 1980 | #154 | 1,816 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1979 | #137 | 2,069 | #2,379 | 20 |
| 1978 | #145 | 1,903 | #3,400 | 11 |
| 1977 | #152 | 1,773 | #3,037 | 13 |
| 1976 | #157 | 1,630 | #4,012 | 8 |
| 1975 | #173 | 1,505 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1974 | #178 | 1,490 | #2,799 | 13 |
| 1973 | #204 | 1,263 | #4,054 | 7 |
| 1972 | #200 | 1,396 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1971 | #202 | 1,482 | #4,375 | 6 |
| 1970 | #267 | 1,150 | — | |
| 1969 | #307 | 871 | — | |
| 1968 | #330 | 695 | — | |
| 1967 | #305 | 796 | — | |
| 1966 | #331 | 714 | — | |
| 1965 | #444 | 454 | — | |
| 1964 | #490 | 392 | — | |
| 1963 | #476 | 411 | — | |
| 1962 | #507 | 365 | — | |
| 1961 | #520 | 351 | — | |
| 1960 | #587 | 285 | — | |
| 1959 | #616 | 259 | — | |
| 1958 | #699 | 200 | — | |
| 1957 | #690 | 208 | — | |
| 1956 | #623 | 237 | — | |
| 1955 | #829 | 136 | — | |
| 1954 | #897 | 114 | — | |
| 1953 | #841 | 121 | — | |
| 1952 | #954 | 96 | — | |
| 1951 | #876 | 105 | — | |
| 1950 | #927 | 92 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,032 | 75 | — | |
| 1948 | #977 | 79 | — | |
| 1947 | #909 | 95 | — | |
| 1946 | #946 | 77 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,080 | 53 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,401 | 33 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,342 | 37 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,413 | 33 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,750 | 21 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,792 | 20 | — | |
| 1939 | #2,300 | 13 | — | |
| 1938 | #3,450 | 7 | — | |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | — | |
| 1936 | #3,103 | 8 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Kendra! It came in at #3,103, and was given to 8 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1937–1938, when fewer than 8 girls a year got the name.
Where Kendra is popular in 2013
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Texas#69 · 1 in 396
- Arizona#99 · 1 in 452
- New Mexico#112 · 1 in 422
- Idaho#114 · 1 in 412
- California#138 · 1 in 668
Best ever in a state: #31 in District of Columbia, 1989.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #69 | 406 | 1 in 396 |
| Arizona | #99 | 68 | 1 in 452 |
| New Mexico | #112 | 16 | 1 in 422 |
| Idaho | #114 | 15 | 1 in 412 |
| California | #138 | 307 | 1 in 668 |
| Washington | #156 | 44 | 1 in 678 |
| Minnesota | #157 | 36 | 1 in 671 |
| Kansas | #158 | 23 | 1 in 560 |
| South Dakota | #160 | 7 | 1 in 450 |
| Wisconsin | #163 | 34 | 1 in 679 |
| Nebraska | #175 | 13 | 1 in 605 |
| Nevada | #176 | 16 | 1 in 659 |
| Iowa | #177 | 19 | 1 in 672 |
| New Jersey | #179 | 46 | 1 in 793 |
| Indiana | #182 | 39 | 1 in 765 |
| Oklahoma | #201 | 21 | 1 in 793 |
| Arkansas | #204 | 14 | 1 in 807 |
| Colorado | #213 | 26 | 1 in 874 |
| Oregon | #218 | 18 | 1 in 834 |
| Connecticut | #231 | 13 | 1 in 903 |
| Virginia | #244 | 33 | 1 in 1,099 |
| Utah | #247 | 18 | 1 in 981 |
| North Carolina | #262 | 36 | 1 in 1,231 |
| Pennsylvania | #270 | 42 | 1 in 1,240 |
| Massachusetts | #275 | 21 | 1 in 1,209 |
| Ohio | #285 | 40 | 1 in 1,315 |
| Georgia | #289 | 35 | 1 in 1,330 |
| New York | #294 | 64 | 1 in 1,426 |
| Missouri | #298 | 21 | 1 in 1,287 |
| West Virginia | #299 | 6 | 1 in 1,106 |
| Florida | #308 | 55 | 1 in 1,476 |
| Illinois | #308 | 41 | 1 in 1,414 |
| Kentucky | #323 | 13 | 1 in 1,423 |
| Michigan | #329 | 27 | 1 in 1,542 |
| Maryland | #380 | 15 | 1 in 1,568 |
| Alabama | #393 | 11 | 1 in 1,698 |
| Tennessee | #417 | 16 | 1 in 1,859 |
| South Carolina | #436 | 9 | 1 in 1,946 |
| Louisiana | #516 | 9 | 1 in 2,239 |
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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 Kendra
- 163 spots since 2024 (#686 → #849)
- 298 spots since 2020 (#551 → #849)
- 508 spots since 2015 (#341 → #849)
- Biggest jump: 206 spots in 1956 (#829 → #623)
- Biggest drop: 163 spots in 2025 (#686 → #849)
- Debuted 1936
- Peaked 1987 at #77 (3,841 births)
- Births halved by 1999, 12 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 3 yrs · run 1987–1989
- Top 1,000: 79 yrs · run 1950–2025
- Highest: 1 in 453 girls born in 1987 were named Kendra (0.22%)
- Latest: 1 in 5,023 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 24.8% of all girls named Kendra (24,387) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 33 | #2,300 (1939) | #3,277 |
| 1940s | 523 | #909 (1947) | #1,264 |
| 1950s | 1,568 | #616 (1959) | #795 |
| 1960s | 5,334 | #305 (1967) | #430 |
| 1970s | 15,661 | #137 (1979) | #182 |
| 1980s | 24,387 | #77 (1987) | #130 |
| 1990s | 23,972 | #117 (1990) | #136 |
| 2000s | 14,237 | #187 (2000) | #234 |
| 2010s | 10,188 | #189 (2013) | #353 |
| 2020s | 2,535 | #551 (2020) | #696 |
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.
Kendra in 2013
Top girls' names in 2013
Top boys' names in 2013
More about 2013
girls
1,754,746 girls got a published name in 2013; 1 in 1,018 of them was named Kendra, which outranked 99.0% of the 19,279 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,891,581 boys got a published name in 2013; 1 in 315,264 of them was named Kendra, which outranked 23.8% of the 14,070 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
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- #10,728Kendra6
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Tied with 1,407 names at #10,728; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.