Boys' name · peaked in 2013
Kendrick name popularity since 1925
33,741 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Kendrick (1.1% girls, 98.9% boys). Half of them were born in 1999 or earlier, so the typical Kendrick is about 27 years old in 2026. Kendrick peaked in 2013 as the #318 name for boys, and it ranked #535 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 33,741
- Named Kendrick, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #535
- for boys in 2025 (559 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.9% boys
- 385 girls · 33,356 boys
- Most popular in
- Mississippi
- 5.03× its national share
Peak year is the year Kendrick made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Kendrick births per year, 1925–2025
2013 was the biggest year for Kendrick both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1968 and 1973, Kendrick became 3.8× more common, from 1 in 16,400 baby boys to 1 in 4,310.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Kendrick's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Kendrick.
Decade by decade
Babies named Kendrick in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 93 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 126 | #1,629 |
| 1940s | 0 | 217 | #1,736 |
| 1950s | 0 | 284 | #1,356 |
| 1960s | 0 | 711 | #922 |
| 1970s | 71 | 3,924 | #402 |
| 1980s | 91 | 5,405 | #386 |
| 1990s | 83 | 6,237 | #405 |
| 2000s | 42 | 4,850 | #554 |
| 2010s | 64 | 7,587 | #366 |
| 2020–25 | 34 | 3,922 | #535 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
29.7% of babies named Kendrick from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Kendrick is most popular
The index compares Kendrick'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 Kendrick.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 5.03× | 1,864 |
| Louisiana | 4.20× | 2,309 |
| South Carolina | 2.83× | 1,214 |
| Alabama | 2.53× | 1,370 |
| Georgia | 2.06× | 1,741 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Kendrick's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Kendrick.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Kendrick (2013).
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