Kyndel
The Story of Kyndel
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Kyndel as a girl name dates back to 1984, when 5 babies received it. 2012 was its biggest year on record, with 35 newborns named Kyndel — #4,216 in the national rankings. About 38% of every Kyndel on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kyndel ranks #9,616 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. All told, over 477 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Kyndel as a boy name dates back to 1998, when 6 babies received it. 2015 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Kyndel — #9,567 in the national rankings. About 79% of every Kyndel on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Kyndel last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 28 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 Kyndel
Kyndel is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 477 births in the dataset. Kyndel's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #4,216. Use the chart and map above to compare Kyndel'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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