Kendall
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KEN-dal
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #996 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #328 for girls
Kendall is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “valley of the River Kent”. In 2025 it ranked 996th for girls in the UK (37 babies) and 328th for girls in the US (932 babies).
What does Kendall mean?
English: from an English surname, from Kendal in Cumbria
“valley of the River Kent”
From an English surname taken from Kendal in Cumbria, whose name means valley of the River Kent.
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Is Kendall a girl's or a boy's name?
Kendall is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 37 girls in the UK and 932 girls and 163 boys in the US.
How popular is Kendall in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 996th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 37 about 1 in 7,500 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 37 girls in the UK were named Kendall, making it the 996th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 877th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 105 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kendall in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 46 girls in the UK were given Kendall or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #770, up from #996 for this spelling alone.
- Kendall 37
- Kendal 9
In 2016, 97% of the babies named Kendall in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,133rd in England and Wales and 387th in Scotland.
Kendall in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | #996 |
| 2024 | 37 | #996 |
| 2023 | 32 | #1,125 |
| 2022 | 36 | #1,027 |
| 2021 | 49 | #816 |
| 2020 | 44 | #877 |
| 2019 | 73 | #603 |
| 2018 | 76 | #593 |
| 2017 | 72 | #634 |
| 2016 | 94 | #505 |
| 2015 | 89 | #527 |
| 2014 | 105 | #458 |
| 2013 | 61 | #718 |
| 2012 | 36 | #1,058 |
| 2011 | 21 | #1,518 |
| 2010 | 12 | #2,234 |
| 2009 | 13 | #2,037 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 12 | #2,083 |
| 2006 | 11 | #2,119 |
| 2005 | 10 | #2,206 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,634 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 12 | #1,649 |
| 2001 | 16 | #1,325 |
| 2000 | 16 | #1,290 |
| 1999 | 21 | #1,065 |
| 1998 | 17 | #1,238 |
| 1997 | 19 | #1,119 |
| 1996 | 24 | #924 |
How popular is Kendall in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 328th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 932 about 1 in 1,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 932 girls in the US were named Kendall, making it the 328th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 314th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 2,625 girls. It first appears in the records in 1929. 163 boys were also named Kendall in 2025 (1,231st for boys).
2025 had fewer girls named Kendall than any year since 1992.
Half of all the girls named Kendall in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,042 girls in the US were given Kendall or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #323, up from #328 for this spelling alone.
In 1929, 8% of the babies named Kendall in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 85%, with more girls than boys since 1993.
Kendall in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 932 | #328 |
| 2024 | 988 | #311 |
| 2023 | 982 | #316 |
| 2022 | 1,061 | #301 |
| 2021 | 1,046 | #305 |
| 2020 | 1,019 | #314 |
| 2019 | 1,215 | #275 |
| 2018 | 1,213 | #272 |
| 2017 | 1,399 | #223 |
| 2016 | 1,703 | #193 |
| 2015 | 2,201 | #147 |
| 2014 | 2,442 | #133 |
| 2013 | 2,518 | #130 |
| 2012 | 2,625 | #116 |
| 2011 | 2,595 | #124 |
| 2010 | 2,343 | #133 |
| 2009 | 2,415 | #133 |
| 2008 | 2,310 | #149 |
| 2007 | 2,167 | #166 |
| 2006 | 2,324 | #148 |
| 2005 | 2,457 | #132 |
| 2004 | 2,360 | #137 |
| 2003 | 2,183 | #156 |
| 2002 | 1,643 | #195 |
| 2001 | 1,524 | #208 |
| 2000 | 1,651 | #191 |
| 1999 | 1,442 | #217 |
| 1998 | 1,645 | #187 |
| 1997 | 1,559 | #193 |
| 1996 | 1,468 | #198 |
| 1995 | 1,546 | #190 |
| 1994 | 1,648 | #179 |
| 1993 | 1,271 | #217 |
| 1992 | 746 | #350 |
| 1991 | 668 | #386 |
| 1990 | 642 | #404 |
| 1989 | 624 | #396 |
| 1988 | 572 | #411 |
| 1987 | 702 | #343 |
| 1986 | 509 | #427 |
| 1985 | 447 | #471 |
| 1984 | 471 | #441 |
| 1983 | 247 | #686 |
| 1982 | 278 | #642 |
| 1981 | 196 | #813 |
| 1980 | 190 | #824 |
| 1979 | 97 | #1,294 |
| 1978 | 113 | #1,138 |
| 1977 | 81 | #1,380 |
| 1976 | 72 | #1,446 |
| 1975 | 70 | #1,459 |
| 1974 | 98 | #1,161 |
| 1973 | 111 | #1,047 |
| 1972 | 114 | #1,022 |
| 1971 | 200 | #742 |
| 1970 | 112 | #1,078 |
| 1969 | 74 | #1,317 |
| 1968 | 89 | #1,133 |
| 1967 | 88 | #1,119 |
| 1966 | 89 | #1,119 |
| 1965 | 122 | #914 |
| 1964 | 120 | #964 |
| 1963 | 67 | #1,352 |
| 1962 | 66 | #1,359 |
| 1961 | 67 | #1,359 |
| 1960 | 109 | #1,028 |
| 1959 | 75 | #1,229 |
| 1958 | 70 | #1,265 |
| 1957 | 34 | #1,868 |
| 1956 | 31 | #1,930 |
| 1955 | 12 | #3,376 |
| 1954 | 14 | #3,018 |
| 1953 | 7 | #4,594 |
| 1952 | 13 | #3,039 |
| 1951 | 10 | #3,481 |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,908 |
| 1949 | 11 | #3,175 |
| 1948 | 12 | #2,973 |
| 1947 | 18 | #2,353 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 15 | #2,236 |
| 1944 | 7 | #3,685 |
| 1943 | 14 | #2,446 |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,736 |
| 1941 | 7 | #3,557 |
| 1940 | 5 | #4,347 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,568 |
Names like Kendall
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eden, Kiara, Riley, Keira, Autumn, Ocean, Scarlett, Quinn, Willow, Maeve, Harper, Heidi
Other spellings of Kendall
Names related to Kendall
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Grace, Violet, Daisy, Poppy, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel, Carter, Harrison
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kendall: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kendall, updated 20 October 2026.