Kendall: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced KEN-duhl · 2 syllables

Kendall means “valley of the river Kent; spring”, from Norse.

From the placename Kendal in Cumbria, "valley of the river Kent", and Kendale in Humberside, from Old Norse kelda (“spring”) + dalr (“valley”).

How popular is Kendall?

Kendall was the #328 name in the US in 2025, given to 1,095 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 60% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2010.

Babies named Kendall in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 2010).

Half of US adults named Kendall are older than 31; most are between 19 and 66. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Kendall have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Kendall means “valley of the river Kent; spring”. It comes from Norse.

Kendall is pronounced KEN-duhl.

Kendall was the #328 name in the US in 2025, given to 1,095 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 60% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2010.

Half of US adults named Kendall are older than 31. Most are between 19 and 66.