Kendal

How popular is Kendal in the UK?

Rank in 2025

2,856th among girls

Babies in 2025

9 about 1 in 31,000 girls

Five-year trend

Falling fast down 67% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 9 girls in the UK were named Kendal, making it the 2,856th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,780th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 34 girls.

Half of all the girls named Kendal in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

In 2025, 46 girls in the UK were given Kendal or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #770, up from #2,856 for this spelling alone.

• Kendall 37
• Kendal 9

In 2017, 86% of the babies named Kendal in the UK were girls.

Among girls in 2025, it was 2,786th in England and Wales.

How popular is Kendal in the US?

Rank in 2025

3,249th among girls

Babies in 2025

48 about 1 in 33,000 girls

Five-year trend

Falling down 45% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 48 girls in the US were named Kendal, making it the 3,249th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,341st. Its busiest year was 2004, with 565 girls. It first appears in the records in 1951. 12 boys were also named Kendal in 2025 (6,799th for boys).

Half of all the girls named Kendal in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 1,042 girls in the US were given Kendal or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #323, up from #3,249 for this spelling alone.

• Kendall 932
• Kendal 48
• Kendyl 34
• Kendyll 16
• Kendell 12

In 1954, 15% of the babies named Kendal in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 80%, with more girls than boys since 1993.