Is Kendall a boy or girl name?
Kendall is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 985 girls and 162 boys were named Kendall, so 85.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 65.1% of the 100,779 US babies named Kendall were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,231
- Girl rank, 2024
- #310
- Babies named Kendall since 1906
- 100,779
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 3,004 babies
Boys and girls named Kendall, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 19 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 355 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 654 | 5 | 0.8% |
| 1930s | 793 | 7 | 0.9% |
| 1940s | 1,325 | 96 | 6.8% |
| 1950s | 2,641 | 279 | 9.6% |
| 1960s | 4,352 | 891 | 17% |
| 1970s | 3,403 | 1,068 | 23.9% |
| 1980s | 4,757 | 4,237 | 47.1% |
| 1990s | 7,834 | 12,635 | 61.7% |
| 2000s | 5,024 | 21,033 | 80.7% |
| 2010s | 3,123 | 20,250 | 86.6% |
| 2020s | 906 | 5,092 | 84.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 162 | #1,231 | 985 | #310 |
| 2023 | 163 | #1,220 | 981 | #317 |
| 2022 | 208 | #1,058 | 1,061 | #301 |
| 2021 | 185 | #1,113 | 1,046 | #305 |
| 2020 | 188 | #1,066 | 1,019 | #314 |
| 2019 | 199 | #1,040 | 1,215 | #275 |
| 2018 | 250 | #873 | 1,213 | #272 |
| 2017 | 254 | #861 | 1,398 | #224 |
| 2016 | 230 | #924 | 1,703 | #193 |
| 2015 | 300 | #782 | 2,199 | #147 |
| 2014 | 311 | #757 | 2,442 | #133 |
| 2013 | 376 | #650 | 2,518 | #130 |
| 2012 | 371 | #645 | 2,625 | #116 |
| 2011 | 409 | #601 | 2,595 | #124 |
| 2010 | 423 | #592 | 2,342 | #133 |
| 2009 | 435 | #594 | 2,415 | #133 |
| 2008 | 385 | #639 | 2,310 | #149 |
| 2007 | 477 | #538 | 2,166 | #166 |
| 2006 | 443 | #566 | 2,324 | #148 |
| 2005 | 471 | #522 | 2,457 | #132 |
| 2004 | 485 | #504 | 2,360 | #137 |
| 2003 | 493 | #500 | 2,183 | #156 |
| 2002 | 524 | #461 | 1,643 | #195 |
| 2001 | 578 | #425 | 1,524 | #208 |
| 2000 | 733 | #360 | 1,651 | #191 |
| 1999 | 626 | #395 | 1,442 | #217 |
| 1998 | 697 | #368 | 1,645 | #187 |
| 1997 | 703 | #359 | 1,559 | #193 |
| 1996 | 676 | #359 | 1,468 | #198 |
| 1995 | 720 | #338 | 1,546 | #190 |
| 1994 | 949 | #287 | 1,648 | #179 |
| 1993 | 965 | #287 | 1,271 | #217 |
| 1992 | 787 | #323 | 746 | #350 |
| 1991 | 843 | #306 | 668 | #387 |
| 1990 | 868 | #290 | 642 | #407 |
| 1989 | 688 | #337 | 624 | #397 |
| 1988 | 665 | #324 | 572 | #411 |
| 1987 | 540 | #360 | 702 | #343 |
| 1986 | 511 | #365 | 510 | #427 |
| 1985 | 466 | #384 | 447 | #472 |
| 1984 | 429 | #398 | 471 | #442 |
| 1983 | 359 | #436 | 247 | #687 |
| 1982 | 364 | #444 | 278 | #643 |
| 1981 | 365 | #434 | 196 | #815 |
| 1980 | 370 | #426 | 190 | #827 |
| 1979 | 354 | #424 | 97 | #1,295 |
| 1978 | 335 | #436 | 113 | #1,139 |
| 1977 | 250 | #531 | 81 | #1,388 |
| 1976 | 280 | #470 | 72 | #1,455 |
| 1975 | 297 | #468 | 70 | #1,467 |
| 1974 | 346 | #422 | 98 | #1,162 |
| 1973 | 350 | #418 | 111 | #1,048 |
| 1972 | 330 | #437 | 114 | #1,025 |
| 1971 | 428 | #389 | 200 | #742 |
| 1970 | 433 | #387 | 112 | #1,079 |
| 1969 | 402 | #395 | 74 | #1,322 |
| 1968 | 410 | #383 | 89 | #1,138 |
| 1967 | 396 | #376 | 88 | #1,125 |
| 1966 | 417 | #371 | 89 | #1,126 |
| 1965 | 430 | #373 | 122 | #914 |
| 1964 | 538 | #339 | 120 | #968 |
| 1963 | 464 | #365 | 67 | #1,358 |
| 1962 | 432 | #388 | 66 | #1,366 |
| 1961 | 414 | #392 | 67 | #1,368 |
| 1960 | 449 | #374 | 109 | #1,035 |
| 1959 | 408 | #394 | 75 | #1,237 |
| 1958 | 390 | #395 | 70 | #1,272 |
| 1957 | 382 | #397 | 34 | #1,886 |
| 1956 | 306 | #434 | 31 | #1,947 |
| 1955 | 226 | #488 | 12 | #3,472 |
| 1954 | 218 | #493 | 14 | #3,088 |
| 1953 | 214 | #479 | 7 | #4,803 |
| 1952 | 192 | #504 | 13 | #3,117 |
| 1951 | 145 | #573 | 10 | #3,610 |
| 1950 | 160 | #538 | 13 | #2,975 |
| 1949 | 166 | #520 | 11 | #3,284 |
| 1948 | 160 | #525 | 12 | #3,058 |
| 1947 | 150 | #551 | 18 | #2,398 |
| 1946 | 147 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 129 | #526 | 15 | #2,288 |
| 1944 | 103 | #608 | 7 | #3,890 |
| 1943 | 127 | #563 | 14 | #2,494 |
| 1942 | 113 | #585 | 7 | #3,932 |
| 1941 | 120 | #542 | 7 | #3,779 |
| 1940 | 110 | #566 | 5 | #4,710 |
| 1939 | 112 | #539 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 97 | #604 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 77 | #685 | 7 | #3,629 |
| 1936 | 81 | #649 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 82 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 68 | #743 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 87 | #621 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 67 | #774 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 55 | #866 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 67 | #788 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 59 | #864 | 5 | #4,939 |
| 1928 | 74 | #745 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 83 | #714 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 66 | #816 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 71 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 66 | #843 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 48 | #1,017 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 60 | #898 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 67 | #846 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 60 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 57 | #885 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 47 | #980 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 45 | #973 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 49 | #907 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 45 | #934 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 30 | #1,037 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 45 | #675 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 17 | #1,155 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,239 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 11 | #1,013 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,301 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 8 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,339 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kendall reached #287 in 1993. As a girl name, it reached #116 in 2012. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kendall
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.