Gender
Male
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- From the bright valley
- English
Syllables
2
Pronunciation
k(e)-ndal, ken-dal
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1994 (rank #928, 140 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6803, 12 births)
- Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #513, 565 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3249, 48 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 48 |
| 2024 | 30 | 43 |
| 2023 | 27 | 55 |
| 2022 | 35 | 66 |
| 2021 | 25 | 66 |
| 2020 | 39 | 75 |
| 2019 | 37 | 90 |
| 2018 | 28 | 99 |
| 2017 | 37 | 86 |
| 2016 | 41 | 142 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #2436, 7 births); most recent 2017 (rank #3992, 4 births)
- Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #848, 26 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2787, 9 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 9 |
| 2024 | – | 5 |
| 2023 | – | 3 |
| 2022 | – | 9 |
| 2021 | – | 14 |
| 2020 | – | 12 |
| 2019 | – | 14 |
| 2018 | – | 16 |
| 2017 | 4 | 20 |
| 2016 | – | 14 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #1627, 19 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2735, 8 births)
- Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #4112, 5 births); most recent 2020 (rank #5359, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | – |
| 2022 | 7 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | 3 |
| 2019 | 19 | 5 |
| 2018 | 7 | 4 |
| 2017 | 11 | 4 |
| 2016 | 5 | – |
| 2015 | 10 | 4 |
| 2014 | 9 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)