How Many People Are Named Kendia?
An estimated 51 people in the United States have the first name Kendia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Kendia peaked in popularity in 1997 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kendia 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 Kendia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Kendia is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
51
About 1 in 6,720,673 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1997
12 births
Total Registered
52
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kendia
Kendia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 52 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kendia as a female name
Ranked #19,043 in 2008
5 female births in 2008
Peak: 1997 (12 births)
Kendia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kendia span from the 1980s to the 2000s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 28 babies were registered. Kendia remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Kendia by Decade
How has Kendia 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.
Kendia by State
Kendia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kendia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kendia
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kendia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kendia?
We estimate approximately 51 people named Kendia 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 6,720,673 Americans share this first name.
Is Kendia a common name?
Kendia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 54.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 52 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kendia most popular?
Kendia reached peak popularity in 1997, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kendia is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kendia a female name?
Kendia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kendia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kendia Smith, Kendia Johnson, Kendia 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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