Kendi is a rare variant of Kennedi that peaked in 2007 and has grown less common since.
Kendi is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #9,785 for girl births in the United States (and #16,618 across all names), given to 10 babies. Kendi was first reported in SSA data in 1962 and peaked in 2007 (31 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | #9,785 | — |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | #9,907 | — |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | #10,757 | — |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | #8,794 | #8,666 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | #11,654 | #7,885 |
| 2020 | 22 | 22 | #6,782 | #13,137 |
| 2019 | 15 | 15 | #7,537 | — |
| 2018 | 21 | 21 | #5,905 | — |
| 2017 | 13 | 13 | #8,550 | — |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | #13,630 | — |
| 2015 | 12 | 12 | #9,234 | — |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | #10,552 | — |
| 2013 | 18 | 18 | #6,886 | — |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | #12,819 | — |
| 2011 | 13 | 13 | #8,911 | — |
| 2010 | 14 | 14 | #8,508 | — |
| 2009 | 13 | 13 | #9,154 | — |
| 2008 | 22 | 22 | #6,255 | — |
| 2007 | 31 | 31 | #4,750 | — |
| 2006 | 13 | 13 | #9,004 | — |
| 2005 | 20 | 20 | #6,139 | — |
| 2004 | 12 | 12 | #8,987 | — |
| 2003 | 16 | 16 | #7,057 | — |
| 2002 | 11 | 11 | #9,163 | — |
| 2001 | 14 | 14 | #7,535 | — |
| 2000 | 10 | 10 | #9,539 | — |
| 1998 | 9 | 9 | #9,706 | — |
| 1997 | 13 | — | #7,072 | — |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #12,643 | — |
| 1995 | 8 | — | #10,042 | — |
| 1994 | 11 | — | #7,880 | — |
| 1993 | 14 | — | #6,434 | — |
| 1992 | 9 | — | #9,108 | — |
| 1991 | 9 | — | #8,962 | — |
| 1990 | 9 | — | #8,846 | — |
| 1989 | 10 | — | #7,725 | — |
| 1988 | 7 | — | #9,774 | — |
| 1987 | 11 | — | #6,536 | — |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #9,005 | — |
| 1985 | 6 | — | #9,919 | — |
| 1984 | 8 | — | #7,732 | — |
| 1983 | 15 | — | #4,778 | — |
| 1982 | 13 | — | #5,360 | — |
| 1981 | 8 | — | #7,743 | — |
| 1980 | 6 | — | #9,652 | — |
| 1979 | 18 | — | #4,126 | — |
| 1978 | 14 | — | #4,797 | — |
| 1977 | 9 | — | #6,572 | — |
| 1976 | 7 | — | #7,670 | — |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #9,753 | — |
| 1974 | 11 | — | #5,157 | — |
| 1972 | 8 | — | #6,239 | — |
| 1971 | 7 | — | #6,935 | — |
| 1970 | 10 | — | #5,220 | — |
| 1969 | 7 | — | #6,254 | — |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #7,276 | — |
| 1962 | 5 | — | #7,035 | — |