Kendell Boy & girl
How popular is Kendell?
#3,847 boy name in 2025
28 baby boys were named Kendell in the US in 2025, making it the 3847th most popular boy name. Another 12 girls got the name (#8,360 for girls).
Kendell popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,847 for boys (▼ 325 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 28 boys, 12 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-48% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,385 in 2015, #2,845 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1990 (129 boys) |
| Highest rank | #895 in 1989 |
| First recorded | 1919 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 70% boys, 30% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kendell counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kendell family of names ranked #2,576 for boys in 2025 (#2,246 the year before), with 36 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kendell | 28 | 78% |
| Kendale | 8 | 22% |
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 Kendell is most popular
Babies named Kendell per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Kendell by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #4,167 |
| 1920s | 28 | #3,739 |
| 1930s | 60 | #2,288 |
| 1940s | 116 | #1,588 |
| 1950s | 182 | #1,320 |
| 1960s | 405 | #1,092 |
| 1970s | 523 | #967 |
| 1980s | 772 | #895 |
| 1990s | 1,040 | #903 |
| 2000s | 895 | #1,268 |
| 2010s | 587 | #1,777 |
| 2020s | 189 | #2,845 |
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Questions
- Is Kendell a boy or girl name?
- Kendell is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 70% of babies named Kendell were boys and 30% were girls.
- How popular is the name Kendell?
- 28 baby boys were named Kendell in the US in 2025, making it the 3847th most popular boy name. Another 12 girls got the name (#8,360 for girls).
- When was Kendell most popular?
- Kendell peaked in 1990, when 129 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #895 in 1989.
- How many people are named Kendell?
- 6,759 babies have been named Kendell in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,314 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 30.
- Where is Kendell most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kendell was most common in Louisiana, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys 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.