Kendra

/ KEN-drah /
girlmodernclassicstrong

β€œmodern coinage name” β€” American (Modern)

#6872024 rank
1987peak year
98,090babies named Kendra since 1880
β–Ό 21%5-year trend

Kendra popularity over 145 years

πŸ’Ž Rare find Β· roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 198718801920196020002024

What does Kendra mean?

Twentieth-century coinage, probably built on Ken (from Kenneth, Gaelic caenn 'comely, fair') with a feminine suffix; its exact source is debated.

OriginAmerican (Modern)
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylemodern, classic

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