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Kendall
As a gender-neutral name, Kendall traces back to Old English, where it is understood to mean "Old English place name". It is having a real moment, more popular in the 2000s than ever before. These days, it is neither rare nor overly common. 2011 was this name's high-water mark in the U.S. birth records.
Old EnglishOld English place name
Etymology"Valley of the River Kent"
Births by decade
1900s
19
1910s
355
1920s
659
1930s
800
1940s
1,421
1950s
2,920
1960s
5,242
1970s
4,475
1980s
8,992
1990s
20,466
2000s
26,046
2010s
20,452
Peaked in the 2000s · 91,847 total U.S. births since 1900