Is Kendi a boy or girl name?

Kendi is a girl’s name. Of the 668 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 96.4% were girls and 3.6% were boys.

Kendi

Recorded 1962–2025 · United States

Kendi was most popular in 2007, when 31 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,906 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 668 people named Kendi.

Kendi over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kendi’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kendi a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kendi is a girl’s name — 96.4% of the 668 Americans given it were girls and 3.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 84% girls and 16% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org