Kendall
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning valley of the river Kent.
How Kendall has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #147 |
| 2016 | #193 |
| 2017 | #224 |
| 2018 | #271 |
| 2019 | #275 |
| 2020 | #314 |
| 2021 | #305 |
| 2022 | #301 |
| 2023 | #316 |
| 2024 | #310 |
| 2025 | #328 |
Kendall by the numbers
In 2025, 29 babies in England and Wales were named Kendall. In the US, 1,634 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 2,623 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
At its height, in 2005, about 1 in 820 American babies born that year was called Kendall.
Names that come from Kendall
Forms of Kendall in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Kyndallvalley of the river Kent; respelling of Kendall227 in the US (2017)
- Kyndalvalley of the river Kent; a form of Kendall with modern spelling124 in the US (2017)
- Kendalynvalley of the river kent; a respelling of Kendall43 in the US (2017)
- Kendynroyal valley; a form of Kendall14 in the US (2017)
- Kyndleto kindle; a form of Kendall12 in the US (2017)
- Kendallynvalley of the river Kent; a form of Kendall7 in the US (2017)
- Kendyvalley of the river Kent; a form of Kendall7 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kendall. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Kendall
Names that are said the same way as Kendall, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a meadow or field
Like Kendall, 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)
- Braydenbroad valley; a modern respelling of Braden5,153 in the US (2017)
- Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
- Bentleymeadow of bent grass3,945 in the US (2017)
- Haileyhay meadow; form of Hayley3,691 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a river
Like Kendall, 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)
- Wadeto go or ford across water899 in the US (2017)
- Sabrinafrom the River Severn; Romano-British origin732 in the US (2017)
- Loreleimurmuring rock; a Rhine river siren680 in the US (2017)
- Trentonsettlement of the trent river673 in the US (2017)
- Monroemouth of the Roe river; a surname as given name559 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Kendall
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