Kendan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KEN-dun
- Origin
- Modern
Kendan is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Kendan come from?
Modern: spelling of Kendon; blend of Ken- and the -don ending; also an English surname
Meaning borrowed from Kendon.
Is Kendan a girl's or a boy's name?
Kendan is a boys' name.
How popular is Kendan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 26 boys. It first appears in the records in 1988.
Half of all the boys named Kendan in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kendan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,784 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 20 | #4,698 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,737 |
| 2009 | 21 | #4,580 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 22 | #4,373 |
| 2006 | 26 | #3,780 |
| 2005 | 21 | #4,193 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
Nicknames for Kendan
- Ken 6 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Kendan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Keegan Finnegan Declan Brayden Ronan Aiden Kenan Finn Brecken Kellan Braylen
Names related to Kendan
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from 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, “Kendan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kendan, updated 20 October 2026.