Is Kendell a boy or girl name?
Kendell is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 11 girls and 32 boys were named Kendell, so 25.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 28.9% of the 6,719 US babies named Kendell were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,551
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,223
- Babies named Kendell since 1919
- 6,719
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 167 babies
Boys and girls named Kendell, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 28 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 60 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 116 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 182 | 32 | 15% |
| 1960s | 405 | 81 | 16.7% |
| 1970s | 523 | 163 | 23.8% |
| 1980s | 772 | 275 | 26.3% |
| 1990s | 1,040 | 460 | 30.7% |
| 2000s | 895 | 534 | 37.4% |
| 2010s | 587 | 340 | 36.7% |
| 2020s | 161 | 60 | 27.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32 | #3,551 | 11 | #9,223 |
| 2023 | 35 | #3,378 | 7 | #12,804 |
| 2022 | 26 | #4,143 | 12 | #8,789 |
| 2021 | 26 | #4,073 | 12 | #8,719 |
| 2020 | 42 | #2,865 | 18 | #6,493 |
| 2019 | 53 | #2,506 | 24 | #5,372 |
| 2018 | 35 | #3,271 | 21 | #5,904 |
| 2017 | 43 | #2,823 | 19 | #6,413 |
| 2016 | 52 | #2,453 | 25 | #5,381 |
| 2015 | 54 | #2,400 | 27 | #5,048 |
| 2014 | 62 | #2,188 | 37 | #4,056 |
| 2013 | 60 | #2,190 | 44 | #3,540 |
| 2012 | 64 | #2,117 | 53 | #3,147 |
| 2011 | 81 | #1,788 | 54 | #3,109 |
| 2010 | 83 | #1,787 | 36 | #4,151 |
| 2009 | 81 | #1,834 | 56 | #3,071 |
| 2008 | 108 | #1,512 | 39 | #4,049 |
| 2007 | 79 | #1,840 | 52 | #3,272 |
| 2006 | 84 | #1,692 | 63 | #2,795 |
| 2005 | 83 | #1,642 | 55 | #2,952 |
| 2004 | 88 | #1,525 | 75 | #2,317 |
| 2003 | 80 | #1,584 | 54 | #2,858 |
| 2002 | 97 | #1,367 | 45 | #3,175 |
| 2001 | 93 | #1,376 | 39 | #3,451 |
| 2000 | 102 | #1,274 | 56 | #2,653 |
| 1999 | 110 | #1,177 | 39 | #3,284 |
| 1998 | 90 | #1,329 | 66 | #2,174 |
| 1997 | 101 | #1,184 | 42 | #2,904 |
| 1996 | 87 | #1,270 | 50 | #2,535 |
| 1995 | 110 | #1,078 | 57 | #2,324 |
| 1994 | 95 | #1,174 | 63 | #2,153 |
| 1993 | 103 | #1,107 | 52 | #2,428 |
| 1992 | 98 | #1,114 | 28 | #3,825 |
| 1991 | 117 | #993 | 33 | #3,330 |
| 1990 | 129 | #909 | 30 | #3,571 |
| 1989 | 127 | #900 | 35 | #3,073 |
| 1988 | 88 | #1,061 | 22 | #4,090 |
| 1987 | 87 | #1,019 | 41 | #2,508 |
| 1986 | 83 | #1,017 | 33 | #2,876 |
| 1985 | 71 | #1,105 | 23 | #3,666 |
| 1984 | 62 | #1,159 | 38 | #2,495 |
| 1983 | 65 | #1,114 | 17 | #4,369 |
| 1982 | 62 | #1,172 | 22 | #3,707 |
| 1981 | 66 | #1,129 | 18 | #4,243 |
| 1980 | 61 | #1,169 | 26 | #3,262 |
| 1979 | 68 | #1,082 | 10 | #6,414 |
| 1978 | 80 | #967 | 15 | #4,544 |
| 1977 | 49 | #1,279 | 13 | #5,055 |
| 1976 | 59 | #1,105 | 12 | #5,033 |
| 1975 | 47 | #1,246 | 7 | #7,524 |
| 1974 | 52 | #1,144 | 16 | #3,936 |
| 1973 | 29 | #1,629 | 16 | #3,857 |
| 1972 | 38 | #1,376 | 16 | #3,787 |
| 1971 | 56 | #1,094 | 42 | #2,018 |
| 1970 | 45 | #1,246 | 16 | #3,785 |
| 1969 | 43 | #1,210 | 6 | #7,017 |
| 1968 | 44 | #1,138 | 11 | #4,338 |
| 1967 | 39 | #1,209 | 6 | #6,381 |
| 1966 | 40 | #1,186 | 12 | #3,832 |
| 1965 | 40 | #1,214 | 16 | #3,199 |
| 1964 | 45 | #1,155 | 9 | #4,787 |
| 1963 | 49 | #1,099 | 5 | #7,090 |
| 1962 | 31 | #1,412 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 31 | #1,449 | 8 | #5,080 |
| 1960 | 43 | #1,197 | 8 | #4,958 |
| 1959 | 23 | #1,689 | 7 | #5,292 |
| 1958 | 34 | #1,329 | 20 | #2,617 |
| 1957 | 24 | #1,656 | 5 | #6,558 |
| 1956 | 19 | #1,860 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 18 | #1,880 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 12 | #2,374 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 19 | #1,799 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 12 | #2,323 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,567 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 11 | #2,380 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 15 | #1,984 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 21 | #1,634 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 13 | #2,209 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 7 | #3,039 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 12 | #2,069 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 9 | #2,550 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 13 | #2,119 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 19 | #1,619 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 7 | #3,007 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,360 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,761 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,585 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,115 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,949 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,471 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,251 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,161 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,451 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 6 | #3,968 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,119 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,656 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 6 | #4,053 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,492 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kendell reached #900 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #2,018 in 1971. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kendell
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.