Kendall Girl
How popular is Kendall?
#328 girl name in 2025
932 baby girls were named Kendall in the US in 2025, making it the 328th most popular girl name. Another 163 boys got the name (#1,231 for boys).
Kendall popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #328 for girls (▼ 17 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 932 girls, 163 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-58% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #147 in 2015, #314 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2012 (2,625 girls) |
| Highest rank | #116 in 2012 |
| First recorded | 1929 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 15% boys, 85% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.8% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kendall counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kendall family of names ranked #316 for girls in 2025 (#306 the year before), with 1,030 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kendall is most popular
Babies named Kendall per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- West Virginia: 1.9 per 1,000 (49 girls)
- Delaware: 1.8 per 1,000 (20 girls)
- Nebraska: 1.2 per 1,000 (44 girls)
- Michigan: 1.2 per 1,000 (219 girls)
- Ohio: 1.2 per 1,000 (279 girls)
Kendall by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | #4,568 |
| 1930s | 7 | #3,433 |
| 1940s | 96 | #2,236 |
| 1950s | 279 | #1,229 |
| 1960s | 891 | #914 |
| 1970s | 1,068 | #742 |
| 1980s | 4,236 | #343 |
| 1990s | 12,635 | #179 |
| 2000s | 21,034 | #132 |
| 2010s | 20,254 | #116 |
| 2020s | 6,028 | #301 |
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Questions
- Is Kendall a boy or girl name?
- Kendall is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 85% of babies named Kendall were girls.
- How popular is the name Kendall?
- 932 baby girls were named Kendall in the US in 2025, making it the 328th most popular girl name. Another 163 boys got the name (#1,231 for boys).
- When was Kendall most popular?
- Kendall peaked in 2012, when 2,625 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #116 in 2012.
- How many people are named Kendall?
- 101,883 babies have been named Kendall in the US since 1880. We estimate about 96,208 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 23.
- Where is Kendall most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kendall was most common in West Virginia, at 1.9 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.