How popular is the name Kendra?

Kendra ranks 365th among girls' names in US records, with 98,693 births since 1936. Over the past decade it accounts for 6,057.

Is Kendra a unisex name?

No. Kendra is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1987, when 3,841 children were given the name. It has been in use for 89 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#365 of girl names

Pronounced K EH1 N D R AH0 (ARPABET)

Kendra is a girls' name, and first appears in 1936. It has been given to 98,693 children — the 365th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 56% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1987, when 3,841 children were given it.

1987Girls: 3,841Boys: 22

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Kendra?: Kendra ranks 365th among girls' names in US records, with 98,693 births since 1936. Over the past decade it accounts for 6,057.
Is Kendra a unisex name?: No. Kendra is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Kendra most popular?: 1987, when 3,841 children were given the name. It has been in use for 89 years and is still recorded as of 2024.