# Kendall (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/kendall/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | Norse |
| Meaning | “valley of the river kent”, “spring”, “valley” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɛndəl/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Kendal, Kendell, Kindall |
| US babies named this | 101,883 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 35,350 / 66,533 (65% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 953, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From the placename Kendal in Cumbria, "valley of the river Kent", and Kendale in Humberside, from Old Norse kelda (“spring”) + dalr (“valley”).

## What it means

Kendall is grouped under water.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2,595 | 124 |
| 2012 | 2,625 | 116 |
| 2013 | 2,518 | 130 |
| 2014 | 2,442 | 133 |
| 2015 | 2,201 | 147 |
| 2016 | 1,703 | 193 |
| 2017 | 1,399 | 224 |
| 2018 | 1,213 | 272 |
| 2019 | 1,215 | 275 |
| 2020 | 1,019 | 314 |
| 2021 | 1,046 | 306 |
| 2022 | 1,061 | 301 |
| 2023 | 982 | 317 |
| 2024 | 988 | 312 |
| 2025 | 932 | 328 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 409 | 602 |
| 2012 | 371 | 645 |
| 2013 | 376 | 650 |
| 2014 | 311 | 757 |
| 2015 | 300 | 782 |
| 2016 | 230 | 925 |
| 2017 | 255 | 859 |
| 2018 | 250 | 873 |
| 2019 | 200 | 1,037 |
| 2020 | 188 | 1,066 |
| 2021 | 185 | 1,113 |
| 2022 | 208 | 1,058 |
| 2023 | 163 | 1,221 |
| 2024 | 164 | 1,225 |
| 2025 | 163 | 1,232 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 17 | 1,665 |
| 2012 | 30 | 1,130 |
| 2013 | 52 | 750 |
| 2014 | 80 | 527 |
| 2015 | 73 | 583 |
| 2016 | 79 | 537 |
| 2017 | 61 | 673 |
| 2018 | 60 | 670 |
| 2019 | 64 | 616 |
| 2020 | 33 | 1,013 |
| 2021 | 42 | 840 |
| 2022 | 33 | 1,023 |
| 2023 | 29 | 1,135 |
| 2024 | 25 | 1,302 |
| 2025 | 29 | 1,133 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3 | 2,943 |
| 2002 | 4 | 2,636 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3,651 |
| 2005 | 5 | 2,754 |
| 2006 | 8 | 2,087 |
| 2007 | 6 | 2,741 |
| 2008 | 9 | 2,097 |
| 2009 | 5 | 3,227 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4,678 |
| 2011 | 4 | 3,830 |
| 2012 | 6 | 3,039 |
| 2013 | 6 | 2,954 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4,632 |
| 2015 | 4 | 3,908 |
| 2016 | 3 | 4,810 |

## People named Kendall

- Kendall Jenner, American media personality and model (born 1995)
- Kendall Schmidt, American musician, singer, songwriter and actor
- Kendall Waston, Costa Rican footballer
- Kendall Ellis, American sprinter
- Kendall Marshall, American basketball player (born 1991)
- Kendall Gill, British basketball player
- Kendall Coyne, American ice hockey player
- Frank Kendall Everest Jr., American air force officer (1920–2004)
- Kendall Brown, American basketball player (born 2003)
- Kendall Karson, American pornographic actress
- Kendall Fletcher, American soccer player
- Kendall Fuller, American football player

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.