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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Kendel

Kendel was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1965, when it ranked 2128th; the most babies were born in 1994 (28). More babies were named Kendel in the 2000s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
21% girls, 79% boys2021–2025
Peak year
199428 babies
Total since 1880
1,623babies recorded

Kendel popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
GirlsBoys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Rank (boys)Babies (girls)Babies (boys)
2025————
2020—#13,135—5
2010#7,719#5,9021615
2000#6,649#3,4791624
1990#6,284#3,3921418
1980#6,099#5,917116
1970#5,590—9—
1960—#2,613—11
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How popular is Kendel, counting every spelling?

Kendel is a spelling of Kendell, a name family that had 28 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 28 boys in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Kendell28#3,901147

Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.

How old are people named Kendel?

About 800 people born in the US named Kendel are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 18 and 41. That makes Kendel mostly worn by children and young adults.

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Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Kendel: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kendel, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Kendel

How popular is the name Kendel?

Kendel was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1965, when it ranked 2128th; the most babies were born in 1994 (28). More babies were named Kendel in the 2000s than in any other decade.

Is Kendel a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, 21% girls, 79% boys given the name Kendel in the US.