How Many People Are Named Kendra?
An estimated 92,848 people in the United States have the first name Kendra. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Kendra peaked in popularity in 1987 with 3,863 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kendra 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 Kendra paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Kendra is overwhelmingly female, 350 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
92,848
About 1 in 3,692 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1987
3,863 births
Total Registered
98,460
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kendra
Kendra is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 98,460 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Kendra as a male name
Ranked #11,492 in 2013
6 male births in 2013
Peak: 1989 (38 births)
Kendra as a female name
Ranked #687 in 2024
412 female births in 2024
Peak: 1987 (3,841 births)
Kendra: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kendra span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 24,556 babies were registered. Kendra has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kendra by Decade
How has Kendra 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.
Kendra by State
Birth registrations for Kendra span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Delaware, Hawaii, Vermont. On average, about 1,882 Kendras were registered per state.
Kendra + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kendra as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kendra
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kendra: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kendra?
We estimate approximately 92,848 people named Kendra 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 3,692 Americans share this first name.
Is Kendra a common name?
Kendra is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 98,460 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kendra most popular?
Kendra reached peak popularity in 1987, when 3,863 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kendra is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kendra a female name?
Kendra is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kendra Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kendra Smith, Kendra Johnson, Kendra 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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