Girl
Kendra
Rooted in Old English, Kendra is a girl's name that means "Possibly Old English kenna (knowledge) + suffix". It has cooled since its 1980s peak, though it is still chosen today. As things stand now, it is a solidly familiar choice. It has shown up in U.S. birth records across 9 of the last twelve decades.
Old EnglishPossibly Old English "kenna" (knowledge) + suffix
EtymologyInterpreted as "knowing"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
33
1940s
523
1950s
1,568
1960s
5,333
1970s
15,758
1980s
24,554
1990s
24,031
2000s
14,250
2010s
9,020
Peaked in the 1980s · 95,070 total U.S. births since 1900