Is Kendra a boy or girl name?
Kendra is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 412 girls and 0 boys were named Kendra, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 98,460 US babies named Kendra were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #687
- Babies named Kendra since 1936
- 98,460
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 3,863 babies
Boys and girls named Kendra, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 33 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 523 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,568 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 5,335 | 100% |
| 1970s | 91 | 15,662 | 99.4% |
| 1980s | 169 | 24,387 | 99.3% |
| 1990s | 63 | 23,972 | 99.7% |
| 2000s | 21 | 14,237 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 6 | 10,183 | 99.9% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,210 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 412 | #687 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 379 | #741 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 420 | #702 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 460 | #649 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 539 | #551 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 521 | #586 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 625 | #498 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 740 | #431 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 961 | #347 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 963 | #341 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,271 | #258 |
| 2013 | 6 | #11,492 | 1,724 | #189 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 810 | #386 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,071 | #293 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,497 | #207 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,390 | #239 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,450 | #236 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,702 | #200 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,404 | #244 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,245 | #262 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,890 | 1,199 | #271 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,235 | #259 |
| 2002 | 5 | #11,647 | 1,386 | #227 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,496 | #211 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,696 | 1,730 | #187 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 1,838 | #170 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 2,035 | #154 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 2,053 | #153 |
| 1996 | 9 | #6,273 | 2,368 | #136 |
| 1995 | 5 | #9,629 | 2,372 | #133 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,282 | 2,536 | #126 |
| 1993 | 7 | #7,220 | 2,604 | #128 |
| 1992 | 5 | #9,160 | 2,673 | #125 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,355 | 2,704 | #118 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,291 | 2,789 | #117 |
| 1989 | 38 | #1,942 | 3,230 | #99 |
| 1988 | 25 | #2,405 | 3,761 | #80 |
| 1987 | 22 | #2,519 | 3,841 | #77 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,676 | 2,759 | #101 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,307 | 1,840 | #154 |
| 1984 | 16 | #2,887 | 1,921 | #150 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,532 | 1,608 | #172 |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,648 | 1,762 | #163 |
| 1981 | 10 | #4,008 | 1,849 | #152 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,786 | 1,816 | #154 |
| 1979 | 20 | #2,429 | 2,069 | #137 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,509 | 1,903 | #145 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,119 | 1,773 | #152 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,215 | 1,630 | #157 |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,133 | 1,505 | #173 |
| 1974 | 13 | #2,878 | 1,490 | #178 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,297 | 1,264 | #204 |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,214 | 1,396 | #200 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,677 | 1,482 | #202 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 1,150 | #267 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 871 | #307 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 695 | #330 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 796 | #305 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 714 | #332 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 455 | #444 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 392 | #491 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 411 | #477 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 365 | #508 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 351 | #520 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 285 | #588 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 259 | #617 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 200 | #699 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 208 | #691 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 237 | #623 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 136 | #832 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 114 | #901 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 121 | #844 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 96 | #960 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 105 | #879 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 92 | #931 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,034 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 79 | #982 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 95 | #913 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 77 | #950 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,087 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,416 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,351 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,424 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,775 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,819 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,355 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,674 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,590 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,251 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kendra reached #1,942 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #77 in 1987. 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kendra
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.