Kendra Girl
How popular is Kendra?
#849 girl name in 2025
320 baby girls were named Kendra in the US in 2025, making it the 849th most popular girl name.
95,712living people named Kendra (est.)
36median age of people named Kendra
98,788babies named Kendra since 1880
1 in 10,360US babies born in 2025
Kendra popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #849 for girls (▼ 163 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 320 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-67% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #341 in 2015, #551 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1987 (3,841 girls) |
| Highest rank | #77 in 1987 |
| First recorded | 1936 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Kendra is most popular
Babies named Kendra per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Indiana: 0.5 per 1,000 (70 girls)
- Texas: 0.5 per 1,000 (393 girls)
- Arizona: 0.4 per 1,000 (61 girls)
- South Dakota: 0.4 per 1,000 (6 girls)
- Kentucky: 0.4 per 1,000 (35 girls)
Kendra by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 33 | #2,300 |
| 1940s | 523 | #908 |
| 1950s | 1,568 | #616 |
| 1960s | 5,334 | #305 |
| 1970s | 15,661 | #137 |
| 1980s | 24,387 | #77 |
| 1990s | 23,972 | #117 |
| 2000s | 14,237 | #187 |
| 2010s | 10,188 | #189 |
| 2020s | 2,535 | #551 |
Girl names about as popular as Kendra
Questions
- Is Kendra a boy or girl name?
- Kendra is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Kendra were girls.
- How popular is the name Kendra?
- 320 baby girls were named Kendra in the US in 2025, making it the 849th most popular girl name.
- When was Kendra most popular?
- Kendra peaked in 1987, when 3,841 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #77 in 1987.
- How many people are named Kendra?
- 98,788 babies have been named Kendra in the US since 1880. We estimate about 95,712 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 36.
- Where is Kendra most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kendra was most common in Indiana, at 0.5 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.