Given name & surname
Kendle
“from the royal valley”
Kendle is a variant of Kendall. One Welsh interpretation is “from the royal valley.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kendle is a variant of Kendall. One Welsh interpretation is “from the royal valley.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kendle is a variant of Kendall. Kendall has been associated with Welsh and Cornish naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kendle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 528
- 189 boys · 339 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 30 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 12 in 1999. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 621 as a first name in 2020; 1,118 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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