Kendi
Kendi may refer to the following notable people:Given or stage nameKendi (musician), Serbian singer Kendi Rosales, Honduran sprinterSurnameIbram X. Kendi, American author and historian István Kendi (?–c.1628), Hungarian noble János Kendi (?–1677), Hungarian jurist Sándor Kendi (?–1594), Hungarian noble
Meaning & Origin of Kendi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kendi may refer to the following notable people:Given or stage nameKendi (musician), Serbian singer Kendi Rosales, Honduran sprinterSurnameIbram X. Kendi, American author and historian István Kendi (?–c.1628), Hungarian noble János Kendi (?–1677), Hungarian jurist Sándor Kendi (?–1594), Hungarian noble
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The Story of Kendi
Kendi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1962, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 31 Kendis were born — ranking #4,674 that year. As of 2026, Kendi ranks #9,383 for baby girls with 8 births, falling sharply (-35%). In total, more than 651 Kendis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kendi
Kendi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1962 and has accumulated 651 births in the dataset. Kendi's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #4,052. Use the chart and map above to compare Kendi'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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