Kendall

English

"valley of the river Kent"

Kendall Origin and Meaning

The name Kendall is a boy's name meaning "valley of the river Kent".

While Kendall originally started as a boys’ name, and remained more or equally popular for boys until the early 1990s in the US, it now feels almost synonymous with Kendall Jenner, of Kardashian fame.

The proportion of female to male Kendalls is currently running at about five to one. One male Kendall in the spotlight is the character Kendall Roy on TV's Succession.

The name Kendall started life as a locational surname, referring to the town of Kendale in England.

Kendall Rank in US Top 1000

# 881 in the US

Kendall Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1769 on Nameberry

Kendall Popularity

• 881 US 2018
• 1769 Nameberry 2024
• 216 Unique 2023

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Famous People Named Kendall

• Kendall Francis Schmidt American actor and singer
• (Henry Alexander) Kendall Simmons American NFL football player
• Kendall Wright American NFL football player
• Kendall Cedric Gill American basketball player
• Kendall Stevens entrepreneur and founder of Global Supply Chain Finance
• Kendall Taylor Fantasia's husband and COO of Metro Transportation
• Kendall Donnerson American football player
• Kendall Sheffield American football player
• Kendall Grove American mixed martial artist
• Kendall Bernell Hunter American football player
• Kendall Thomas Wright American football player for the Tennessee Titans

Kendall in Pop Culture

• Kendall Knight character on TV's "Big Time Rush," played by Kendall Schmidt
• Kendall Stephens male guest character on "Ally McBeal"
• Kendall Jackson wine
• Kendall Roy character on HBO series Succession
• Mason Kendall character from the Nickolodeon show "Game Shakers"