Feminine dossier · first seen 1936

Kendra

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Kendra
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1987

Peak era

1987

Peak rank proxy

3,841

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Millennial

1936Peak 19872024

Peak year

1987

Decline from peak

89.3%

2024

412

All-time

98,110

Kendra is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1987, when 3,841 girls were named Kendra.

In 2024, only 412 girls were given the name.

Down 89.3% from its peak.

All told, about 98,110 Americans have been named Kendra and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1936.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1987

In 1987:3,841 girls named Kendra

In 2024:412 girls named Kendra

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