Kendell
Kendell was the 3901st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 1989, when it ranked 900th; the most babies were born in 1990 (129). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,501 places. More babies were named Kendell in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,901 boys, down 1,035 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 28boys
- Girls and boys
- 27% girls, 73% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1990129 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,759babies recorded
Kendell popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,617 | #3,901 | 12 | 28 |
| 2020 | #6,495 | #2,866 | 18 | 42 |
| 2010 | #4,151 | #1,787 | 36 | 83 |
| 2000 | #2,653 | #1,275 | 56 | 102 |
| 1990 | #3,571 | #909 | 30 | 129 |
| 1980 | #3,262 | #1,169 | 26 | 61 |
| 1970 | #3,785 | #1,246 | 16 | 45 |
| 1960 | #4,959 | #1,198 | 8 | 43 |
| 1950 | — | #2,380 | — | 11 |
| 1940 | — | #3,008 | — | 7 |
| 1930 | — | #3,161 | — | 8 |
| 1920 | — | #4,053 | — | 6 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Kendell, counting every spelling?
Kendell is the most common spelling of a name family that had 28 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 28 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kendell | 28 | #3,901 | 147 |
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 many kids will share the name Kendell?
28 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kendell (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kendell born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 298 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kendell.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kendell?
About 4,400 people born in the US named Kendell are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 20 and 45. That makes Kendell mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Kendell by state
How common Kendell was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kendell: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kendell, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kendell
How popular is the name Kendell?
Kendell was the 3901st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 1989, when it ranked 900th; the most babies were born in 1990 (129). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,501 places. More babies were named Kendell in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Kendell a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 27% girls, 73% boys given the name Kendell in the US.
Where is Kendell most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kendell was most common in Louisiana (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and Texas.