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Unisex name

Kendall

/ˈkɛndəl/ · 65% girls, 35% boys · #328 in the US for unisexs, 2025

Kendall has been given to about 101,883 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2011, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈkɛndəl/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 98,102
Median age today23 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kendall per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2011 · 3,004
  • Born in 20251,095
  • All time101,883
  • England & Wales, 202529

How popular is Kendall?

Kendall ranks 328th among American unisexs in 2025, with 1,095 born that year. Its best year was 2011, when 3,004 babies were given the name, ranking 124th. The typical living American called Kendall is about 23 years old today. It is relatively most common in North Dakota, where it accounts for 0.15% of births.

Names that sound like Kendall

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kendal0.91
  2. Kendell0.81
  3. Kyndall0.81
  4. Kendyl0.72
  5. Kyndal0.72
  6. Randall0.69
  7. Wendell0.69
  8. Kendra0.63

Middle names for Kendall

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kendall Eve0.80
  2. Kendall Elizabeth0.78
  3. Kendall Josephine0.78
  4. Kendall Anne0.78
  5. Kendall Rose0.77
  6. Kendall June0.76

Sibling names for Kendall

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Nicolasbrother · 0.98
  2. Andresbrother · 0.98
  3. Adrianasister · 0.98
  4. Jocelynsister · 0.98
  5. Prestonbrother · 0.98
  6. Jadesister · 0.97

Where Kendall is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. North Dakota0.15%
  2. District of Columbia0.11%
  3. Delaware0.10%
  4. South Dakota0.09%
  5. Maine0.09%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Kendall Anderson0.74
  2. Kendall White0.72
  3. Kendall Reyes0.72
  4. Kendall Nguyen0.72
  5. Kendall Moore0.72
  6. Kendall Green0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Kendall

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Kendall across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.