Kendahl
The Story of Kendahl
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Kendahl as a girl name dates back to 1965, when 6 babies received it. 2008 was its biggest year on record, with 40 newborns named Kendahl — #3,935 in the national rankings. About 37% of every Kendahl on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Kendahl last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 662 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Kendahl as a boy name dates back to 1993, when 5 babies received it. 1997 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Kendahl — #8,110 in the national rankings. About 55% of every Kendahl on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Kendahl last appeared in the published SSA data in 2010, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 49 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kendahl
Kendahl is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1965 and has accumulated 662 births in the dataset. Kendahl's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #3,935. Use the chart and map above to compare Kendahl's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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