Kendal · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1915

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 98 recorded years as a table

Kendal, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1915	6
1922	6
1926	5
1927	5
1930	7
1931	5
1932	6
1933	5
1934	6
1937	6
1938	8
1939	7
1940	8
1941	6
1942	6
1943	8
1944	7
1945	12
1946	10
1947	10
1948	10
1949	7
1950	11
1951	12
1952	10
1953	10
1954	14
1955	12
1956	14
1957	18
1958	18
1959	20
1960	18
1961	14
1962	18
1963	27
1964	21
1965	17
1966	22
1967	21
1968	26
1969	23
1970	26
1971	25
1972	29
1973	30
1974	26
1975	26
1976	26
1977	24
1978	30
1979	28
1980	28
1981	28
1982	29
1983	36
1984	31
1985	37
1986	41
1987	46
1988	44
1989	58
1990	66
1991	60
1992	58
1993	70
1994	72
1995	64
1996	67
1997	48
1998	41
1999	47
2000	48
2001	44
2002	49
2003	35
2004	46
2005	38
2006	39
2007	36
2008	29
2009	27
2010	51
2011	39
2012	40
2013	29
2014	27
2015	26
2016	22
2017	20
2018	15
2019	21
2020	23
2021	15
2022	20
2023	16
2024	17
2025	7

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Kendal isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 12
Rank in 2025: #6,803
How rare: 1 in 142,339 boys
Since 1915: 4,677

Most popular in 1994, at 72 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 73% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.