Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: EnglishKendra is a female name of disputed origins. Kendra is a moderately popular female first name, ranking 403 out of 4275 for females of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census. The name was at its most popular in the United States from the mid-1980s to mid-1990s, peaking in 1987.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Kendra yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 8 | #3,251 |
| 1937 | 5 | #4,590 |
| 1938 | 7 | #3,674 |
| 1939 | 13 | #2,355 |
| 1940 | 20 | #1,819 |
| 1941 | 21 | #1,775 |
| 1942 | 33 | #1,424 |
| 1943 | 37 | #1,351 |
| 1944 | 33 | #1,416 |
| 1945 | 53 | #1,087 |
| 1946 | 77 | #950 |
| 1947 | 95 | #913 |
| 1948 | 79 | #982 |
| 1949 | 75 | #1,034 |
| 1950 | 92 | #931 |
| 1951 | 105 | #879 |
| 1952 | 96 | #960 |
| 1953 | 121 | #844 |
| 1954 | 114 | #901 |
| 1955 | 136 | #832 |
| 1956 | 237 | #623 |
| 1957 | 208 | #691 |
| 1958 | 200 | #699 |
| 1959 | 259 | #617 |
| 1960 | 285 | #588 |
| 1961 | 351 | #520 |
| 1962 | 365 | #508 |
| 1963 | 411 | #477 |
| 1964 | 392 | #491 |
| 1965 | 455 | #444 |
| 1966 | 714 | #332 |
| 1967 | 796 | #305 |
| 1968 | 695 | #330 |
| 1969 | 871 | #307 |
| 1970 | 1,150 | #267 |
| 1971 | 1,482 | #202 |
| 1972 | 1,396 | #200 |
| 1973 | 1,264 | #204 |
| 1974 | 1,490 | #178 |
| 1975 | 1,505 | #173 |
| 1976 | 1,630 | #157 |
| 1977 | 1,773 | #152 |
| 1978 | 1,903 | #145 |
| 1979 | 2,069 | #137 |
| 1980 | 1,816 | #154 |
| 1981 | 1,849 | #152 |
| 1982 | 1,762 | #163 |
| 1983 | 1,608 | #172 |
| 1984 | 1,921 | #150 |
| 1985 | 1,840 | #154 |
| 1986 | 2,759 | #101 |
| 1987 | 3,841 | #77 |
| 1988 | 3,761 | #80 |
| 1989 | 3,230 | #99 |
| 1990 | 2,789 | #117 |
| 1991 | 2,704 | #118 |
| 1992 | 2,673 | #125 |
| 1993 | 2,604 | #128 |
| 1994 | 2,536 | #126 |
| 1995 | 2,372 | #133 |
| 1996 | 2,368 | #136 |
| 1997 | 2,053 | #153 |
| 1998 | 2,035 | #154 |
| 1999 | 1,838 | #170 |
| 2000 | 1,730 | #187 |
| 2001 | 1,496 | #211 |
| 2002 | 1,386 | #227 |
| 2003 | 1,235 | #259 |
| 2004 | 1,199 | #271 |
| 2005 | 1,245 | #262 |
| 2006 | 1,404 | #244 |
| 2007 | 1,702 | #200 |
| 2008 | 1,450 | #236 |
| 2009 | 1,390 | #239 |
| 2010 | 1,497 | #207 |
| 2011 | 1,071 | #293 |
| 2012 | 810 | #386 |
| 2013 | 1,724 | #189 |
| 2014 | 1,271 | #258 |
| 2015 | 963 | #341 |
| 2016 | 961 | #347 |
| 2017 | 740 | #431 |
| 2018 | 625 | #498 |
| 2019 | 521 | #586 |
| 2020 | 539 | #551 |
| 2021 | 460 | #649 |
| 2022 | 420 | #702 |
| 2023 | 379 | #741 |
| 2024 | 412 | #687 |
