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Kendal
OriginEnglish
Meaning"valley of the river Kent"
About Kendal
Variant of Kendall
Pronounced KEN-dul.
As of October 2026, Kendal ranked #7010 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #888 in 1990.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,476 | 51 | 26.6 |
| 2015 | #2,549 | 49 | 25.6 |
| 2016 | #2,912 | 41 | 21.6 |
| 2017 | #3,162 | 37 | 20 |
| 2018 | #3,837 | 28 | 15.4 |
| 2019 | #3,168 | 37 | 20.6 |
| 2020 | #3,002 | 39 | 22.6 |
| 2021 | #4,169 | 25 | 14.3 |
| 2022 | #3,380 | 35 | 20 |
| 2023 | #4,064 | 27 | 15.8 |
| 2024 | #3,727 | 30 | 17.4 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Kendal on lists
Famous Kendals
- Kendall Schmidt
American Actor/Singer Stefan Kendall Gordy "Red Foo" of LMFAO
Kendal in pop culture
- Kendal Crowe
from the TV series "Justified"
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