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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 #3276 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #513 in 2004.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
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 | #1,125 | 225 | 126 |
| 2015 | #1,262 | 194 | 108.7 |
| 2016 | #1,569 | 142 | 80.1 |
| 2017 | #2,209 | 86 | 49.8 |
| 2018 | #1,990 | 99 | 58.2 |
| 2019 | #2,099 | 90 | 53.6 |
| 2020 | #2,362 | 75 | 46.4 |
| 2021 | #2,618 | 66 | 40.2 |
| 2022 | #2,647 | 66 | 40.2 |
| 2023 | #3,033 | 55 | 34.3 |
| 2024 | #3,599 | 43 | 26.5 |
| 2025 | #3,276 | 48 | 29.9 |
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