Kendon
Kendon was the 9330th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 2760th; the most babies were born in 2014 (40). Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,207 places. More babies were named Kendon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,330 boys, down 3,481 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201440 babies
- Total since 1880
- 916babies recorded
Kendon popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,330 | 8 |
| 2020 | #5,849 | 15 |
| 2010 | #3,676 | 29 |
| 2000 | #4,928 | 15 |
| 1990 | #4,551 | 12 |
| 1980 | #5,239 | 7 |
| 1970 | #3,683 | 8 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kendon, counting every spelling?
Kendon is the most common spelling of a name family that had 13 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 13 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kendon | 8 | #9,330 | 66 |
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 Kendon?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kendon (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kendon 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 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kendon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kendon?
About 900 people born in the US named Kendon are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 11 and 29. That makes Kendon mostly worn by children and young adults.
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 Kendon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kendon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kendon
How popular is the name Kendon?
Kendon was the 9330th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 2760th; the most babies were born in 2014 (40). Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,207 places. More babies were named Kendon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kendon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kendon in the US.