Kendra has been given to about 98,788 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1987, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Kendra ranks 849th among American girls in 2025, with 320 born that year. Its best year was 1987, when 3,863 babies were given the name, ranking 77th. The typical living American called Kendra is about 36 years old today. It is relatively most common in Arkansas, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.