Declining since 2012.
Popularity of Kyndel since 1984
Babies named Kyndel per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36 | 0 |
| 1990s | 75 | 6 |
| 2000s | 155 | 0 |
| 2010s | 179 | 22 |
| 2020s | 18 | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Kyndel is a modern American coinage first recorded in 1984. It reached its peak popularity in 2012, but has since declined, reflecting a trajectory of falling usage. The name does not rank in the top 1000 and has no recorded top states, suggesting very rare usage. It may be a creative respelling of Kendal or Kendra, fitting a pattern of names ending in -el or -al. In recent years, the one-in-N ratio is too high to calculate, indicating fewer than one birth per million people. The name has no substantial history or famous bearers, and its etymology is uncertain.
Kyndel appears to be a modern coinage, first recorded in the United States in 1984. It may be a respelling of Kendal, which is from the English place name, or a feminine variant of Kendra. The name saw its peak popularity in 2012 but has since declined in use.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Ky, Kyn, Del
Sibling names for Kyndel
Names that share Kyndel's style, for a brother or sister.
