# Kendra (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/kendra/  
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 | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɛndɹə/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 98,788 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 350 / 98,438 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 844, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Coined in the latter half of the twentieth century, presumably a blend of Kenneth + Sandra.

## 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 | 1,071 | 293 |
| 2012 | 810 | 386 |
| 2013 | 1,724 | 189 |
| 2014 | 1,271 | 258 |
| 2015 | 964 | 341 |
| 2016 | 964 | 347 |
| 2017 | 741 | 430 |
| 2018 | 625 | 498 |
| 2019 | 521 | 586 |
| 2020 | 539 | 551 |
| 2021 | 460 | 649 |
| 2022 | 420 | 703 |
| 2023 | 381 | 739 |
| 2024 | 415 | 686 |
| 2025 | 320 | 849 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 9 | 4,675 |
| 1987 | 22 | 2,518 |
| 1988 | 25 | 2,405 |
| 1989 | 38 | 1,942 |
| 1990 | 13 | 4,291 |
| 1991 | 13 | 4,355 |
| 1992 | 5 | 9,160 |
| 1993 | 7 | 7,222 |
| 1994 | 11 | 5,281 |
| 1995 | 5 | 9,629 |
| 1996 | 9 | 6,273 |
| 2000 | 7 | 8,696 |
| 2002 | 5 | 11,648 |
| 2004 | 9 | 7,892 |
| 2013 | 6 | 11,493 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 41 | 877 |
| 2012 | 26 | 1,253 |
| 2013 | 28 | 1,220 |
| 2014 | 27 | 1,234 |
| 2015 | 43 | 860 |
| 2016 | 23 | 1,416 |
| 2017 | 22 | 1,457 |
| 2018 | 24 | 1,343 |
| 2019 | 19 | 1,562 |
| 2020 | 18 | 1,618 |
| 2021 | 16 | 1,785 |
| 2022 | 30 | 1,120 |
| 2023 | 29 | 1,135 |
| 2024 | 24 | 1,353 |
| 2025 | 26 | 1,229 |

## People named Kendra

- Kendra Harrison, American hurdler
- Kendra Wilkinson, American television personality (born 1985/1986)
- Kendra Lust, American pornographic actress and director (born 1978)
- Kendra Sunderland, American pornographic actress
- Kendra Zanotto, former American synchronized swimmer, now coach
- Kendra Wecker, American basketball player (born 1982)
- Kendra Clarke, Canadian sprinter

## 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.