Kendel Popularity by Year
Follow Kendel across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Kendel birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Boys | 7 | #9,894 | Down 973 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 8 | #8,921 | Up 902 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 6 | #13,462 | Up 2,440 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 7 | #9,823 | Up 2,199 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 5 | #12,022 | Down 3,807 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 9 | #8,215 | Down 598 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 10 | #7,617 | Up 3,158 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 6 | #10,775 | Down 3,618 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 5 | #15,902 | Down 1,571 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 11 | #7,157 | Down 91 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 6 | #14,331 | Down 5,400 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 11 | #7,066 | Down 1,333 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 12 | #8,931 | Up 5,627 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 15 | #5,733 | Down 1,270 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 6 | #14,558 | Down 4,946 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 21 | #4,463 | Up 1,538 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 11 | #9,612 | Up 817 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 14 | #6,001 | Down 1,179 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 10 | #10,429 | Down 6,076 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 19 | #4,822 | Up 919 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 33 | #4,353 | Up 3,160 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 15 | #5,741 | Down 639 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 16 | #7,513 | Down 1,422 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 18 | #5,102 | Down 957 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 22 | #6,091 | Up 259 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 24 | #4,145 | Up 495 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 21 | #6,350 | Down 1,783 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 20 | #4,640 | Up 663 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 32 | #4,567 | Up 2,025 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 16 | #5,303 | Down 479 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 19 | #6,592 | Down 2,474 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 17 | #4,824 | Down 560 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 34 | #4,118 | Up 831 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 20 | #4,264 | Down 150 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 26 | #4,949 | Down 642 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 20 | #4,114 | Down 320 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 30 | #4,307 | Up 779 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 22 | #3,794 | Up 508 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 23 | #5,086 | Up 1,236 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 18 | #4,302 | Down 879 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 17 | #6,322 | Up 165 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 24 | #3,423 | Up 2,233 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 16 | #6,487 | Up 1,229 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 11 | #5,656 | Down 1,459 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 12 | #7,716 | Down 2,353 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 16 | #4,197 | Down 936 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 19 | #5,363 | Down 1,238 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 22 | #3,261 | Up 145 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 26 | #4,125 | Down 493 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 20 | #3,406 | Down 103 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 30 | #3,632 | Up 585 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 20 | #3,303 | Down 685 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 24 | #4,217 | Down 427 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 28 | #2,618 | Up 325 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 28 | #3,790 | Down 109 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 23 | #2,943 | Up 2,717 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 29 | #3,681 | Up 2,327 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 9 | #5,660 | Down 2,198 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 15 | #6,008 | Up 1,422 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 17 | #3,462 | Down 153 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 11 | #7,430 | Down 1,299 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 18 | #3,309 | Up 137 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 14 | #6,131 | Up 1,318 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 16 | #3,446 | Down 96 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 10 | #7,449 | Down 2,796 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 15 | #3,350 | Up 171 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 18 | #4,653 | Down 1,029 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 13 | #3,521 | Up 132 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 24 | #3,624 | Up 1,340 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 12 | #3,653 | Up 152 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 15 | #4,964 | Down 981 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 11 | #3,805 | Down 1,099 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 20 | #3,983 | Up 7 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 17 | #2,706 | Up 81 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 19 | #3,990 | Up 296 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 16 | #2,787 | Up 2,216 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 17 | #4,286 | Up 2,085 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 7 | #5,003 | Down 850 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 10 | #6,371 | Up 1,757 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 9 | #4,153 | Up 1,372 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 7 | #8,128 | Down 2,216 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 6 | #5,525 | Down 2,357 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 11 | #5,912 | Down 161 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 13 | #3,168 | Up 1,414 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 11 | #5,751 | Up 634 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 9 | #6,385 | Up 2,682 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 7 | #4,582 | Down 164 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 7 | #4,418 | Down 990 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 10 | #3,428 | Up 762 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 5 | #9,067 | Down 1,387 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 7 | #4,190 | Up 911 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 6 | #7,680 | Up 743 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 5 | #5,101 | Down 1,757 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 5 | #8,423 | Down 2,464 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 9 | #3,344 | Down 198 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 8 | #5,959 | Up 47 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 10 | #3,146 | Down 731 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 8 | #6,006 | Down 593 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 9 | #5,413 | Up 2,058 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 13 | #2,415 | Up 1,721 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 5 | #7,471 | Down 1,662 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 5 | #4,136 | Down 1,151 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 8 | #2,985 | Up 963 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 5 | #3,948 | Down 1,864 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 6 | #5,809 | Down 520 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 15 | #2,084 | Up 966 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 7 | #5,289 | Up 720 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 8 | #3,050 | Up 255 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 6 | #6,009 | Down 716 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 7 | #3,305 | Down 208 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 7 | #5,293 | Up 1,274 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 8 | #3,097 | Down 562 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 5 | #6,567 | — |
| 1960 | Boys | 11 | #2,535 | Up 1,458 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 5 | #3,993 | Down 541 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 6 | #3,452 | — |