Is Kendal a boy or girl name?
Kendal is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 43 girls and 30 boys were named Kendal, so 58.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 66% of the 13,737 US babies named Kendal were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,727
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,599
- Babies named Kendal since 1915
- 13,737
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 657 babies
Boys and girls named Kendal, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 53 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 124 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 284 | 68 | 19.3% |
| 1960s | 394 | 158 | 28.6% |
| 1970s | 449 | 267 | 37.3% |
| 1980s | 702 | 906 | 56.3% |
| 1990s | 1,154 | 1,926 | 62.5% |
| 2000s | 780 | 3,415 | 81.4% |
| 2010s | 545 | 2,028 | 78.8% |
| 2020s | 156 | 305 | 66.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30 | #3,727 | 43 | #3,599 |
| 2023 | 27 | #4,064 | 55 | #3,033 |
| 2022 | 35 | #3,380 | 66 | #2,647 |
| 2021 | 25 | #4,169 | 66 | #2,618 |
| 2020 | 39 | #3,002 | 75 | #2,362 |
| 2019 | 37 | #3,168 | 90 | #2,099 |
| 2018 | 28 | #3,837 | 99 | #1,990 |
| 2017 | 37 | #3,162 | 86 | #2,209 |
| 2016 | 41 | #2,912 | 142 | #1,569 |
| 2015 | 49 | #2,549 | 194 | #1,262 |
| 2014 | 51 | #2,476 | 225 | #1,125 |
| 2013 | 55 | #2,318 | 234 | #1,065 |
| 2012 | 75 | #1,917 | 313 | #854 |
| 2011 | 75 | #1,879 | 346 | #786 |
| 2010 | 97 | #1,620 | 299 | #887 |
| 2009 | 53 | #2,424 | 361 | #783 |
| 2008 | 59 | #2,251 | 352 | #815 |
| 2007 | 74 | #1,921 | 298 | #912 |
| 2006 | 81 | #1,733 | 333 | #819 |
| 2005 | 75 | #1,764 | 417 | #666 |
| 2004 | 92 | #1,479 | 565 | #513 |
| 2003 | 70 | #1,742 | 373 | #704 |
| 2002 | 96 | #1,375 | 295 | #795 |
| 2001 | 85 | #1,456 | 211 | #1,017 |
| 2000 | 95 | #1,348 | 210 | #1,009 |
| 1999 | 90 | #1,337 | 207 | #993 |
| 1998 | 79 | #1,441 | 240 | #880 |
| 1997 | 90 | #1,279 | 210 | #947 |
| 1996 | 126 | #992 | 214 | #917 |
| 1995 | 121 | #1,011 | 232 | #844 |
| 1994 | 140 | #930 | 268 | #769 |
| 1993 | 137 | #919 | 225 | #860 |
| 1992 | 115 | #1,021 | 105 | #1,504 |
| 1991 | 121 | #969 | 108 | #1,469 |
| 1990 | 135 | #888 | 117 | #1,359 |
| 1989 | 117 | #944 | 104 | #1,430 |
| 1988 | 84 | #1,086 | 115 | #1,273 |
| 1987 | 85 | #1,036 | 144 | #1,066 |
| 1986 | 75 | #1,083 | 124 | #1,152 |
| 1985 | 69 | #1,120 | 93 | #1,388 |
| 1984 | 56 | #1,232 | 130 | #1,078 |
| 1983 | 64 | #1,124 | 68 | #1,638 |
| 1982 | 52 | #1,302 | 60 | #1,815 |
| 1981 | 50 | #1,318 | 31 | #2,887 |
| 1980 | 50 | #1,333 | 37 | #2,561 |
| 1979 | 49 | #1,332 | 24 | #3,387 |
| 1978 | 50 | #1,276 | 27 | #2,978 |
| 1977 | 40 | #1,463 | 27 | #2,952 |
| 1976 | 41 | #1,400 | 16 | #4,047 |
| 1975 | 40 | #1,391 | 16 | #4,025 |
| 1974 | 41 | #1,342 | 26 | #2,794 |
| 1973 | 47 | #1,215 | 24 | #2,864 |
| 1972 | 47 | #1,203 | 28 | #2,552 |
| 1971 | 45 | #1,246 | 44 | #1,947 |
| 1970 | 49 | #1,187 | 35 | #2,253 |
| 1969 | 41 | #1,243 | 18 | #3,252 |
| 1968 | 46 | #1,110 | 15 | #3,515 |
| 1967 | 37 | #1,238 | 15 | #3,402 |
| 1966 | 39 | #1,208 | 13 | #3,648 |
| 1965 | 31 | #1,394 | 22 | #2,644 |
| 1964 | 41 | #1,208 | 19 | #2,960 |
| 1963 | 54 | #1,033 | 10 | #4,391 |
| 1962 | 37 | #1,287 | 11 | #4,132 |
| 1961 | 30 | #1,477 | 19 | #2,891 |
| 1960 | 38 | #1,280 | 16 | #3,151 |
| 1959 | 43 | #1,186 | 13 | #3,530 |
| 1958 | 39 | #1,243 | 13 | #3,461 |
| 1957 | 39 | #1,259 | 10 | #4,066 |
| 1956 | 29 | #1,465 | 12 | #3,586 |
| 1955 | 25 | #1,558 | 5 | #6,276 |
| 1954 | 28 | #1,452 | 5 | #6,173 |
| 1953 | 19 | #1,798 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 20 | #1,724 | 5 | #5,984 |
| 1951 | 23 | #1,578 | 5 | #5,808 |
| 1950 | 19 | #1,726 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 12 | #2,280 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 17 | #1,854 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 18 | #1,821 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 16 | #1,852 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 16 | #1,735 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 9 | #2,549 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 12 | #2,230 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 8 | #2,820 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 7 | #3,007 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,581 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 8 | #2,718 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 9 | #2,563 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,342 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,489 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 5 | #3,925 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,577 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,061 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,160 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 6 | #3,987 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,966 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 6 | #4,082 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,117 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kendal reached #888 in 1990. As a girl name, it reached #513 in 2004. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kendal
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.