Kendall: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “valley of the River Kent”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- KEN-dəl · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Both (65% girls, 35% boys since 1880)
Transferred from an English surname and place name. The place name refers to the valley of the River Kent in Cumbria; as a given name it is surname-style.
How popular is Kendall?
Babies named Kendall in 20241,147
2024 rank#310 girls
Peak year2011
Total US babies since 1880100,779
Kendall is fading: recent use is about 46% of its level ten years before.
Names like Kendall
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Kendall questions
What does the name Kendall mean?
Kendall means "valley of the River Kent". It comes from English. Transferred from an English surname and place name. The place name refers to the valley of the River Kent in Cumbria; as a given name it is surname-style.
Is Kendall a boy or girl name?
Kendall is used for both: about 65% of US babies named Kendall since 1880 were girls.
How popular is Kendall?
1,147 US babies were named Kendall in 2024. Its peak year was 2011.
How do you pronounce Kendall?
Kendall is usually pronounced KEN-dəl.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.