Kendal
Kendal is a unisex given name: about 34% of people named Kendal are men and 66% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 34% male / 66% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Great Britain
- US births since 1880
- 4,438 male / 8,575 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Kendal
To address Kendal when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kendal," in English, "Guten Tag Kendal," in German. About 34% of people named Kendal are men and 66% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Kendal,
German
Guten Tag Kendal,
French
Bonjour Kendal,
Spanish
Estimado/a Kendal:
Chinese
Kendal您好：
Japanese
Kendal様
English
Hi Kendal,
German
Hi Kendal,
French
Salut Kendal,
Spanish
Hola Kendal,
Chinese
Kendal你好：
Japanese
Kendalさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name | 34% |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name | 75% |
United States birth data
4,438 male · 8,575 female · 13,013 births recorded
Since 1980: 28% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Kendal a male or female name?
Kendal is a unisex given name: about 34% of people named Kendal are men and 66% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Kendal in an email?
To address Kendal when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kendal," in English, "Guten Tag Kendal," in German. About 34% of people named Kendal are men and 66% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Kendal a unisex name?
Kendal is not a unisex name: 34% of people named Kendal are men. Kendal leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Kendal a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kendal (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_kendal,
title = {Is Kendal a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kendal},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}