Kendal
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning valley of the river Kent.
Kendal by the numbers
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.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 565 babies in 2004, so it is a 2000s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kendal. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Kendallvalley of the river Kent1,634 in the US (2017)
- Kyndalvalley of the river Kent; a form of Kendall with modern spelling124 in the US (2017)
- Kendylvalley of the river Kent; a modern respelling of Kendall94 in the US (2017)
- Kendahlvalley of the river Kent; a form of Kendall7 in the US (2017)
- Kenda23 in the US (2017)
- Kendale13 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Kendal
Names that are said the same way as Kendal, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a meadow or field
Like Kendal, each of these has a meadow or field in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
- Savannahgrassy plain; treeless plain5,231 in the US (2017)
- Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
- Haileyhay meadow; form of Hayley3,691 in the US (2017)
- Haydenvalley with hay3,623 in the US (2017)
- Everlywild boar meadow; form of Everley3,510 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a river
Like Kendal, each of these has a river in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Islaisland; from the river Islay1,959 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sabrinafrom the River Severn; Romano-British origin732 in the US (2017)
- Loreleimurmuring rock; a Rhine river siren680 in the US (2017)
- Monroemouth of the Roe river; a surname as given name559 in the US (2017)
- Guadaluperiver of the wolf439 in the US (2017)
- Rioriver305 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Kendal
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