Kendyll
Meaning "from the valley of the River Kent" of English origin.
Name Census estimates that about 1,544 living Americans carry the first name Kendyll. It is a predominantly female name (98.5% of registrations). The average person named Kendyll today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Kendyll births was 2011 (117 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Kendyll. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Kendyll is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 18 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.5K
~ 1 in 221,991 Americans
Peak year
2011
117 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2017 SSA rank
#5,691
Tracked since 1982
Census
Kendyll in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,379 people with the first name Kendyll, which placed it at #9,869 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#9,869
National first-name rank
People counted
1.4K
1,379 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
71.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Kendyll
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kendyll is White at 71.4%. The next largest groups are Black (14.3%) and Two or More Races (7.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Kendyll described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Kendyll at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White71.4% · 985
- Black or African American14.3% · 197
- Two or more races7.0% · 96
- Hispanic or Latino5.9% · 82
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 12
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 7
Gender
Gender distribution for Kendyll
Kendyll leans heavily female at 98.5% of total registrations, but 24 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Kendyll as a male name
- Ranked #13,306 in 2017
- 5 male births in 2017
- Peak: 2004 (9 births)
Kendyll as a female name
- Ranked #5,691 in 2024
- 22 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2011 (112 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kendyll leans strongly female. 1,292 people counted with this name were female (93.8%), compared with 86 male bearers (6.2%).
Popularity
Kendyll: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Kendyll from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 641 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kendyll by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Kendyll during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Kendylls live
The SSA's state-level files cover 15 states and territories. Texas, Ohio, California recorded the most babies named Kendyll, while Washington, Virginia, Tennessee recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 23 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Kendyll
The name Kendyll is a relatively modern name that likely originated as a variant spelling of the more traditional name Kendall. The origins of the name Kendall can be traced back to the Old English words "cyne" meaning "royal" and "dael" meaning "valley". This suggests that the name Kendyll may have initially referred to someone who lived in a royal valley or a valley belonging to a king.
While the name Kendall has a long history dating back to the Middle Ages, the variant spelling Kendyll is much more recent and does not appear to have any significant historical references or mentions in ancient texts or religious scriptures. The earliest recorded examples of the name Kendyll are from the late 20th century, likely as a creative spelling variation inspired by the more traditional Kendall.
One of the earliest known individuals with the name Kendyll was Kendyll Critchfield, an American actress born in 1982. Although not a widely recognized name, a few other notable people throughout history have borne the name Kendyll, such as Kendyll Locke, a Canadian singer and songwriter born in 1991, and Kendyll Roberg, an American professional soccer player born in 1993.
It is worth noting that while the name Kendyll has gained some popularity in recent decades, it remains relatively uncommon compared to the more traditional spelling, Kendall. This is likely due to its modern origins and lack of significant historical associations or references.
People
Kendyll + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Kendyll as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Kendyll: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kendyll?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,544 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Kendyll going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 221,991 US residents.
Is Kendyll a common name?
We classify Kendyll as "Rare". It ranks above 92.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,566 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Kendyll most popular?
The single biggest year for Kendyll was 2011, when 117 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Kendyll is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Kendyll in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,379 people with the name Kendyll, or 0.46 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #9,869 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Kendyll in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Kendyll?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kendyll leans strongly female. 1,292 people counted with this name were female (93.8%), compared with 86 male bearers (6.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Kendyll?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kendyll is White at 71.4%. The next largest groups are Black (14.3%) and Two or More Races (7.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Kendyll most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Kendyll in the 2020 Census, accounting for 71.4% (985 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Kendyll in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Kendyll a female name?
Yes, 98.5% of people registered as Kendyll in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Kendyll still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Kendyll in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Kendyll can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Kendyll?
Find out how many people share the name Kendyll on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.