About the name Kendall
Kendall is a girl name with Old Norse roots, literally “spring + valley”.
It has a classic, nature feel. In 2025, Kendall ranked #328 for girls in the US, with 932 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 2012. Since 2000, 84% of US babies named Kendall were girls.
Etymology
From Old Norse, meaning “spring” + “valley”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Kendall”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #328
- In 2015
- #147
- Babies in 2025
- 932
Popularity of Kendall, 1940–2025
Latest SSA data: 2025.
Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby names (public domain; names given to at least 5 babies of one sex per year).
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Names similar to Kendall
- Kyndall“spring + valley”
- Cindy“Cynthian (of or pertaining to Mount Cynthus, a mountain of Delos, celebrated as the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis)”
- Darby“deer + settlement”
- Gretchen“pearl”
- JasmineOrigin debated
- Leslie“garden of hollies”
- Lily“Lily flower; purity”
- Maggie“pearl”
- Randall“shield + wolf”
- Rosa“rose”
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