Mostly girls · peaked in 2012
Kendall name popularity since 1925
101,208 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Kendall (65.7% girls, 34.3% boys). Half of them were born in 2002 or earlier, so the typical Kendall is about 24 years old in 2026. Kendall peaked in 2012 as the #116 name for girls, and it ranked #328 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 101,208
- Named Kendall, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #328
- for girls in 2025 (932 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 65.7% girls
- 66,533 girls · 34,675 boys
- Most popular in
- Maryland
- 1.57× its national share
Peak year is the year Kendall made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Kendall births per year, 1925–2025
2012 was the biggest year for Kendall both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1989 and 1994, Kendall became 2.7× more common, from 1 in 2,950 baby girls to 1 in 1,080.
- Steepest fall: Between 2013 and 2018, its share of baby girls fell by 50%, from 1 in 697 to 1 in 1,400.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Kendall's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Kendall.
Decade by decade
Babies named Kendall in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 5 | 353 | – |
| 1930s | 7 | 793 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 96 | 1,325 | #2,288 |
| 1950s | 279 | 2,641 | #3,471 |
| 1960s | 891 | 4,352 | #914 |
| 1970s | 1,068 | 3,401 | #1,467 |
| 1980s | 4,236 | 4,756 | #472 |
| 1990s | 12,635 | 7,834 | #190 |
| 2000s | 21,034 | 5,024 | #132 |
| 2010s | 20,254 | 3,125 | #147 |
| 2020–25 | 6,028 | 1,071 | #328 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
41.0% of babies named Kendall from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Kendall is most popular
The index compares Kendall's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Kendall.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 1.57× | 2,287 |
| Virginia | 1.57× | 3,380 |
| Georgia | 1.54× | 4,063 |
| North Carolina | 1.47× | 3,963 |
| Florida | 1.44× | 4,943 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Kendall and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Kendall (this page) | 66,533 | 2012 |
| Kendal | 9,123 | 2004 |
| Kendyll | 1,558 | 2011 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Kendall's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Kendall.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Kendall (2012).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data