Kendyl
Primarily a girl's name with 5,064 recorded births. Also given to 139 boys.
Meaning & Origin
Among U.S. girl's names, Kendyl currently holds position #3716. It is known but far from saturated — a name that registers without repeating.
Appearing in records from 1963 to 2024, Kendyl has a solid multi-decade track record without being a permanent fixture — it belongs to a specific chapter of American naming.
In the most recent SSA release, Kendyl ranks #3716 among U.S. girl names — distinctive enough to stand out.
Kendyl is a girl's and boy's baby name of Old English origin, a feminine variant of Kendall, from the Old English Kendale, meaning 'valley of the River Kent' or 'royal valley.'
The '-yl' spelling creates a distinctly feminine form of the unisex Kendall. Like Karyl, Cheryl, and Beryl, the unusual ending gives this nature-rooted name a distinctive written identity. Kendyl has been used as a girl's name since the 1970s, offering the outdoorsy, valley imagery of Kendall in a form that reads unmistakably feminine.
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Names travel. They cross oceans, change spelling, shift pronunciation, and accumulate new associations with each culture that adopts them. Kendyl does not map cleanly to a single linguistic tradition in our records, which often indicates a name that has crossed cultural boundaries, been adapted between languages, or emerged from the blending that defines American naming.
With 5,064 recorded U.S. births, Kendyl has clearly resonated across communities. Names that reach this level of adoption typically carry a sound that works in multiple accents and cultural contexts — a kind of phonetic universality.
At a Glance
Popularity Over Time
Kendyl was #1083 twenty years ago and has since drifted to #3716, but its charm endures.
Popularity by Decade
| Decade | Births | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 249 | ▼ |
| 2010s | 1,823 | ▲ |
| 2000s | 1,816 | ▲ |
| 1990s | 919 | ▲ |
| 1980s | 214 | ▲ |
| 1970s | 22 | ▲ |
| 1960s | 21 | — |
The Story of Kendyl
A Gen Z name
Peaking in 2012, Kendyl is a name that defines a generation. Girls named Kendyl are most likely born between 2002 and 2022.
How rare is Kendyl?
Only about 1 in every 87,805 babies born in 2024 was named Kendyl — a truly uncommon choice.
The journey through the decades
First appeared in the records in 1963, gained momentum through the mid-century, peaked in the 2010s with 1,823 births that decade, and has since become a rare, vintage choice.
Kendyl by the numbers
- Would fill 106 school buses
- Meeting one Kendyl per day would take 13.9 years
Year-by-Year Data
View complete yearly data(51 years, 1963–2024)
| Year | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41 | #3716 |
| 2023 | 46 | #3453 |
| 2022 | 38 | #3925 |
| 2021 | 62 | #2767 |
| 2020 | 62 | #2695 |
| 2019 | 93 | #2051 |
| 2018 | 86 | #2181 |
| 2017 | 94 | #2081 |
| 2016 | 157 | #1471 |
| 2015 | 182 | #1309 |
| 2014 | 221 | #1135 |
| 2013 | 236 | #1052 |
| 2012 | 264 | #966 |
| 2011 | 260 | #985 |
| 2010 | 230 | #1085 |
| 2009 | 250 | #1043 |
| 2008 | 231 | #1120 |
| 2007 | 184 | #1323 |
| 2006 | 197 | #1225 |
| 2005 | 197 | #1171 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Showing years with 5+ recorded births.
Kendyl as a Boy's Name
While overwhelmingly a girl's name, Kendyl has also been given to 139 boys in the U.S. since 1992.
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Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration, 1963–2024