Kendall Name Popularity

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How popular is Kendall?

The somewhat popular name Kendall was the 271st Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 500 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Position 116, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 2012 with 2,624 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Kendall was less than 5, most recently in 1946.

Kendall, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1953-1960, 1977-1987, 1990-1994, and 1999-2004, whereas 1971-1975, and 2015-2017 were years of successive downward movement.

Sometimes the name Kendall has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Kendall popularity headed?

Kendall's popularity is at a mid point when measured against its most notable year.

The popularity trend for Kendall has been moving downward for a while. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Kendall lately has dropped significantly.

The name Kendall is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Kendall (Girl)		Kendall (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		1,209	271	245	881
2017		1,388	224	253	860
2016		1,698	193	229	926
2015		2,195	147	300	781
2014		2,440	132	310	757
2013		2,516	130	376	650
2012		2,624	116	370	644
2011		2,595	124	409	601
2010		2,340	133	423	591
2009		2,414	133	434	594
2008		2,309	149	385	638
2007		2,165	166	477	538
2006		2,323	148	442	569
2005		2,456	132	470	523
2004		2,360	137	485	504
2003		2,183	156	493	498
2002		1,642	195	524	461
2001		1,524	208	578	425
2000		1,650	191	733	360
1999		1,442	217	626	395
1998		1,644	187	697	368
1997		1,559	193	703	359
1996		1,468	198	676	359
1995		1,547	190	720	338
1994		1,648	179	949	287
1993		1,271	217	965	287
1992		746	350	787	323
1991		667	387	843	305
1990		642	407	867	290
1989		623	397	688	337
1988		572	411	665	324
1987		702	343	540	360
1986		509	427	511	365
1985		446	473	466	383
1984		472	440	429	398
1983		247	687	360	434
1982		277	644	364	444
1981		196	814	365	434
1980		190	829	370	426
1979		97	1,295	355	423
1978		113	1,140	335	436
1977		81	1,388	250	531
1976		73	1,438	280	470
1975		70	1,467	298	467
1974		98	1,162	345	423
1973		111	1,047	350	418
1972		114	1,024	330	437
1971		200	742	428	389
1970		113	1,076	433	387
1969		74	1,321	402	395
1968		89	1,139	410	383
1967		88	1,124	396	376
1966		89	1,126	417	371
1965		122	914	430	373
1964		120	968	538	339
1963		67	1,357	465	365
1962		66	1,365	431	388
1961		67	1,369	414	392
1960		109	1,035	448	374
1959		75	1,240	409	394
1958		69	1,277	391	394
1957		35	1,854	382	395
1956		31	1,947	304	435
1955		12	3,475	227	488
1954		14	3,083	218	490
1953		7	4,802	215	478
1952		13	3,117	191	504
1951		10	3,609	145	573
1950		13	2,975	160	538
1949		11	3,284	166	520
1948		12	3,057	160	525
1947		18	2,399	150	551
1946		< 5	--	147	527
1945		15	2,287	129	526
1944		7	3,890	103	607
1943		14	2,494	127	563
1942		7	3,931	113	585
1941		7	3,778	120	542
1940		5	4,709	110	566
1939		< 5	--	112	540
1938		< 5	--	97	605
1937		7	3,629	77	685
1936		< 5	--	81	648
1935		< 5	--	82	660
1934		< 5	--	68	743
1933		< 5	--	87	621
1932		< 5	--	67	774
1931		< 5	--	55	866
1930		< 5	--	67	788
1929		5	4,936	59	864
1928		< 5	--	74	745
1927		< 5	--	83	714
1926		< 5	--	66	815
1925		< 5	--	71	783
1924		< 5	--	66	843
1923		< 5	--	48	1,018
1922		< 5	--	60	898
1921		< 5	--	67	846
1920		< 5	--	60	891
1919		< 5	--	57	886
1918		< 5	--	47	979
1917		< 5	--	45	973
1916		< 5	--	49	907
1915		< 5	--	45	934
1914		< 5	--	30	1,037
1913		< 5	--	45	675
1912		< 5	--	17	1,155
1911		< 5	--	9	1,239
1910		< 5	--	11	1,013
1909		< 5	--	< 5	--
1908		< 5	--	6	1,301
1907		< 5	--	8	1,051
1906		< 5	--	5	1,339
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.