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Unisex name

Kendell

/ˈkɛndəl/ · 29% girls, 71% boys · 40 born in 2025

Kendell has been given to about 6,759 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1995, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈkɛndəl/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 6,156
Median age today31 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kendell per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1995 · 167
  • Born in 202540
  • All time6,759

How popular is Kendell?

Its best year was 1995, when 167 babies were given the name, ranking 2324th. The typical living American called Kendell is about 31 years old today. It is relatively most common in Louisiana, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Kendell

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Wendell0.88
  2. Kendall0.81
  3. Kentrell0.79
  4. Kendal0.72
  5. Kendyl0.72
  6. Randell0.69
  7. Cordell0.66
  8. Terrell0.64

Middle names for Kendell

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kendell Anne0.81
  2. Kendell Catherine0.78
  3. Kendell Josephine0.78
  4. Kendell Rose0.77
  5. Kendell Marie0.77
  6. Kendell Grace0.77

Sibling names for Kendell

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Alvarobrother · 0.92
  2. Aracelisister · 0.92
  3. Daliasister · 0.91
  4. Noebrother · 0.91
  5. Dereckbrother · 0.90
  6. Noemisister · 0.90

Where Kendell is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Louisiana0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Kendell Anderson0.77
  2. Kendell White0.72
  3. Kendell Nguyen0.72
  4. Kendell Moore0.72
  5. Kendell Brown0.72
  6. Kendell Young0.69

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 Kendell

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

Kendell 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.