Kendell
Respelling of Kendall, an English surname taken from the Cumbrian town whose name means valley of the River Kent.
Kendell in 2025
Kendell was given to 40 babies in the United States in 2025 — 28 boys and 12 girls, making it the 6,565th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 82,884 babies born.
The history of Kendell
Kendell reached its highest point in 1995, when 167 babies were given the name, ranking 1,880th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 1,796th, in 1989.
Across the 107 years of records since 1919, 6,759 babies have been named Kendell. Half of them were born before 1994, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Kendell by decade
| Decade | Babies named Kendell | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 8,685 |
| 1920s | 28 | 7,781 |
| 1930s | 60 | 4,726 |
| 1940s | 116 | 3,311 |
| 1950s | 214 | 2,390 |
| 1960s | 486 | 2,396 |
| 1970s | 686 | 1,932 |
| 1980s | 1,047 | 1,796 |
| 1990s | 1,500 | 1,874 |
| 2000s | 1,429 | 2,162 |
| 2010s | 927 | 2,843 |
| 2020s | 261 | 4,885 |
Where Kendell is heading
Kendell has fallen 51% over the past decade, from 81 babies in 2015 to 40 in 2025.
Names like Kendell
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Kendell.