Kendra
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning clear water; from a place name.
Babies a year
734
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#849
down from #687
UK popularity
#1229
26 babies
How Kendra has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #341 |
| 2016 | #347 |
| 2017 | #432 |
| 2018 | #498 |
| 2019 | #587 |
| 2020 | #551 |
| 2021 | #650 |
| 2022 | #703 |
| 2023 | #741 |
| 2024 | #687 |
| 2025 | #849 |
In 2025, 26 babies in England and Wales were named Kendra. In the US, 734 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 3,841 in 1987.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Kendra was most common in 1990, when it went to 0.14% of American babies of that sex.
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