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Kendal

Kendal was the #3,249 girls' name in the US in 2025 (48 babies), and #2,788 in England & Wales.

Kendal as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Kendal as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Kendal as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#3,249 (48)#2,788 (9)——
2024#3,575 (43)#4,193 (5)——
2023#3,014 (55)#5,688 (3)—#3,290 (5)
2022#2,639 (66)#2,674 (9)—#2,835 (6)
2021#2,558 (68)#1,962 (14)#652 (4)#2,893 (6)
2020#2,341 (75)#2,163 (12)#544 (5)#3,251 (5)
2019#2,090 (90)#1,940 (14)——
2018#1,978 (99)#1,788 (16)#583 (5)—
2017#2,200 (86)#1,568 (20)#570 (5)#2,609 (7)
2016#1,567 (142)#2,008 (14)#413 (8)#2,595 (7)
2015#1,258 (194)#1,405 (23)#509 (6)#1,499 (15)
2014#1,125 (225)#1,628 (18)#395 (9)#1,229 (20)
2013#1,062 (234)#1,360 (24)#506 (6)#1,686 (13)
2012#852 (313)#2,095 (13)#335 (12)#1,055 (24)
2011#784 (346)#2,025 (13)#579 (5)#1,761 (12)

Kendal as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Kendal as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020US
Kendal as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#6,803 (12)——
2024#3,693 (30)——
2023#4,002 (27)——
2022#3,344 (35)——
2021#4,011 (26)——
2020#2,980 (39)——
2019#3,143 (37)——
2018#3,793 (28)——
2017#3,123 (37)#3,996 (4)—
2016#2,885 (41)——
2015#2,528 (49)#3,908 (4)—
2014#2,461 (51)——
2013#2,299 (55)#4,685 (3)—
2012#1,909 (75)#3,416 (5)—
2011#1,866 (75)#3,830 (4)#2,629 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2004 at #513.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1951.
  • In 2025, 80% of US babies named Kendal were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 33,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 33,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 28,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 140,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Kendal is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 40,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 33,000 to 1 in 48,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Kendal by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,386TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Kendal (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KendalCanadaGirls—too few
KendalCanadaBoys—too few
KendalEngland & WalesGirls#2,7889
KendalEngland & WalesBoys—too few
KendalNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
KendalScotlandGirls—too few
KendalUSGirls#3,24948
KendalUSBoys#6,80312