girl's name
Kenda
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,562
Kenda is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1964, when 80 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1960s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 368,460 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1941.
Kenda over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 85 |
| 1950s | 315 |
| 1960s | 625 |
| 1970s | 513 |
| 1980s | 362 |
| 1990s | 216 |
| 2000s | 143 |
| 2010s | 148 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 77 |
How popular is Kenda?
In 2025, Kenda was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Kenda is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Kenda
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kenda also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kenda over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kenda
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kenda — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kenda
How popular is the name Kenda?
In 2025, Kenda was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kenda a girl's or a boy's name?
Kenda is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kenda most popular?
Kenda peaked in 1964, when 80 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1960s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
Is Kenda a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kenda currently ranks #10,892 in the United States. After peaking in the 1960s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.