Given name
Kindra
“having royal power; from the high hill”
Kindra is a variant of Kendra. In English use, Kendra carries the interpretation “having royal power; from the high hill.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kindra is a variant of Kendra. In English use, Kendra carries the interpretation “having royal power; from the high hill.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kindra connects to the Kendrick name family through Kendra. Kendrick has been associated with Celtic and Old English naming traditions. The precise derivation is uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1952. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kindra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,883
- 0 boys · 3,883 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 152 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,109 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,109 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 152 in 1987. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,402 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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