Kindall
Gerald Donald Kindall was an American professional baseball player and college baseball player and coach. He was primarily a second baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) who appeared in 742 games played over nine seasons for the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians (1962–64), and Minnesota Twins (1964–65).
Meaning & Origin of Kindall
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gerald Donald Kindall was an American professional baseball player and college baseball player and coach. He was primarily a second baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) who appeared in 742 games played over nine seasons for the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians (1962–64), and Minnesota Twins (1964–65).
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The Story of Kindall
As a girl name
American parents first put Kindall on the record books as a girl name in 1965, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 25 Kindalls were born — ranking #5,574 that year. About 32% of every Kindall on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Kindall last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 596 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Kindall as a boy name dates back to 1975, when 5 babies received it. 1993 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Kindall — #5,771 in the national rankings. About 60% of every Kindall on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Kindall last appeared in the published SSA data in 2014, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 45 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Kindall
Kindall is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1965 and has accumulated 596 births in the dataset. Kindall's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #5,574. Use the chart and map above to compare Kindall'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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