Kyndell
The Story of Kyndell
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Kyndell as a girl name dates back to 1980, when 5 babies received it. 2015 was its biggest year on record, with 39 newborns named Kyndell — #3,841 in the national rankings. About 41% of every Kyndell on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kyndell ranks #9,617 for girls with 7 births, falling sharply (-50%). All told, over 595 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kyndell first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1998, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2010: 8 births, good for #8,802 nationwide. About 53% of every Kyndell on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Kyndell last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 64 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 Kyndell
Kyndell is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 595 births in the dataset. Kyndell's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #3,841. Use the chart and map above to compare Kyndell'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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