Kendal
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning valley of the river Kent.
Babies a year
122
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2788
9 babies
In 2025, 9 babies in England and Wales were named Kendal. In the US, 122 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 565 in 2004.
Names about as common as Kendal
Nobody has voted on Kendal yet
Kendal needs five head-to-heads before it appears in the rankings.
Start with names like this one