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Its wave through time A fashion of the 1980s
In the United States 0 5 10 15 20 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 1985 per 100,000 babies of that sex 6,795 babies given this name since 1945 At its height in 1985, about 1 in 5,800 girls 10 babies in 2020 Names worth a look Kendra Girl A 20th-century name, probably a feminine of Kendrick or a blend of Ken- with names like Sandra; it has no… Modern · peak 1987 Kendall Girl From an English surname taken from Kendal in Cumbria, 'valley of the River Kent'. Modern · peak 2011 Kennedy Girl From the Irish surname Ó Cinnéide 'descendant of Cinnéide', a personal name usually analysed as ceann 'head' plus a… Modern · peak 2015 Candace Girl From Kandake, the title of the queens of Kush in Nubia (Acts 8:27), not originally a personal name; the title is… Biblical · peak 1982 Kent Boy From the English county and surname; Kent is an old Celtic name, perhaps meaning 'coastal district' or 'border'. Modern · peak 1962 Quentin Boy From Latin Quintinus, from quintus 'fifth'. Middle Ages · peak 1998 Candelaria Girl From Candlemas (Spanish Candelaria, from candela 'candle') and the Virgin of Candelaria, patroness of the Canary… Renaissance · peak 1909 Quintus Boy Latin for 'fifth', originally given to a fifth child or son. Rome · forgotten Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.