NewName Shortlist 0 Girl · English (modern)
Kendra Say it: KEN-druh
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Meaning A 20th-century name, probably a feminine of Kendrick or a blend of Ken- with names like Sandra; it has no established literal meaning.
Uncertain several explanations, none settled.
First noticeable in the US in the 1940s, peaking in the 1980s.
Its wave through time Fading since the 1980s
In the United States 0 1 2 3 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 1987 per 1,000 babies of that sex 96,762 babies given this name since 1936 At its height in 1987, about 1 in 453 girls 534 babies in 2020 The family of the name Other spellings: Kindra
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