Gender
Origin
- English
- Royal valley. Surname referring to Kent in England.
Valley of the Kent; This surname has become a unisex name and likely refers to a river in England.
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Kendall
Pronunciation
k(e)-nda-ll, ken-dall
Celebrity Babies
Daughter of Bruce Jenner
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1993 (rank #287, 965 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1231, 163 births)
- Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #116, 2,623 births); most recent 2025 (rank #328, 932 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 163 | 932 |
| 2024 | 162 | 985 |
| 2023 | 163 | 981 |
| 2022 | 208 | 1,061 |
| 2021 | 185 | 1,046 |
| 2020 | 188 | 1,019 |
| 2019 | 199 | 1,215 |
| 2018 | 250 | 1,213 |
| 2017 | 254 | 1,398 |
| 2016 | 230 | 1,703 |
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 2008 (rank #2097, 9 births); most recent 2016 (rank #4805, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #527, 80 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1134, 29 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 29 |
| 2024 | – | 25 |
| 2023 | – | 29 |
| 2022 | – | 33 |
| 2021 | – | 42 |
| 2020 | – | 33 |
| 2019 | – | 64 |
| 2018 | – | 60 |
| 2017 | – | 61 |
| 2016 | 3 | 79 |
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 2016 (rank #1585, 19 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3645, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #1424, 26 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2413, 11 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 11 |
| 2022 | 3 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 | 11 |
| 2020 | 4 | 9 |
| 2019 | 6 | 15 |
| 2018 | – | 10 |
| 2017 | 9 | 26 |
| 2016 | 19 | 24 |
| 2015 | 7 | 16 |
| 2014 | 5 | 10 |
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 Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #461, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #473, 7 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #235, 19 births); most recent 2025 (rank #387, 8 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2016 | 11 |
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 Northern Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #278, 6 births); most recent 2018 (rank #434, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1994 (rank #427, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 1993 (rank #213, 17 births); most recent 2022 (rank #545, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | 6 |
| 2021 | – | 8 |
| 2020 | – | 7 |
| 2019 | – | 11 |
| 2018 | – | 5 |
| 2017 | – | 10 |
| 2016 | – | 7 |
| 2015 | – | 8 |
| 2014 | – | 16 |
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