Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- From the bright valley
- English
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Kendal
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)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
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)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
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)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #335, 12 births); most recent 2021 (rank #652, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | 8 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 1994 (rank #450, 7 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence