Kendall
Kendall is a unisex given name. Notable people and characters with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Kendall
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kendall is a unisex given name. Notable people and characters with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Kendall
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Kendall as a girl name dates back to 1929, when 5 babies received it. 2012 was its biggest year on record, with 2,625 newborns named Kendall — #116 in the national rankings. About 31% of every Kendall on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kendall ranks #318 for girls with 980 births, falling sharply (-15%). All told, over 68K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Kendall on the record books as a boy name in 1906, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 965 Kendalls were born — ranking #287 that year. About 22% of every Kendall on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kendall ranks #1,249 for boys with 160 births, falling sharply (-20%). All told, over 36K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Kendall
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Kendall Anthony (born 1993), American basketball player
- Kendall Blanton (born 1995), American football player
- Kendall Broadbent (1837–1911), English Australian naturalist and explorer
- Kendall Brown (snowboarder) (born 1989), New Zealand snowboarder
- Kendall Brown (basketball) (born 2003), American basketball player
- Kendall Carly Browne (1918–2018), American actress and television host
- Kendall L. Card (born 1955), American aviator and United States Navy Vice Admiral
- Kendall Chase (born 1994), American rower
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Names that sound like Kendall
Phonetically similar names — useful when Kendall is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Kendall
Kendall is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1929 and has accumulated 68K births in the dataset. Kendall's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #116. Use the chart and map above to compare Kendall'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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