How Many People Are Named Kendi?
An estimated 635 people in the United States have the first name Kendi. It is predominantly female (96.4%). The average bearer is 26 years old, and Kendi peaked in popularity in 2007 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kendi as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kendi paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
635
About 1 in 539,771 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
96.4% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2007
31 births
Total Registered
658
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kendi
Kendi is predominantly female (96.4%), though 24 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kendi as a male name
Ranked #8,660 in 2022
9 male births in 2022
Peak: 2021 (10 births)
Kendi as a female name
Ranked #9,873 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (31 births)
Kendi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kendi span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 162 babies were registered. While Kendi is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kendi by Decade
How has Kendi tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kendi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kendi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kendi
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kendi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kendi?
We estimate approximately 635 people named Kendi are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 539,771 Americans share this first name.
Is Kendi a common name?
Kendi is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 658 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kendi most popular?
Kendi reached peak popularity in 2007, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kendi is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kendi a female name?
Kendi is predominantly female. 96.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kendi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kendi Smith, Kendi Johnson, Kendi Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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