Kendal

Unisex

Kendal has been given to 13,800 babies in the U.S. since 1915. It peaked in 2004.

Meaning & origin /ˈkɛndəl/

From Old English Cent + dæl = "valley of the river Kent".

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

13,800

Peak year

2004 (657 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1915

10-year trend

▼ -75%

Gender split

66% girls / 34% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Kendal.

13,806 babies since 1951

13,782 babies since 1881

13,707 babies since 1967

13,647 babies since 1956

13,989 babies since 1889

13,605 babies since 1995

13,538 babies since 1880

14,099 babies since 1947

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