Kendi
Kendi is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
- Verdict
- Female
- Confidence
- Low (source weight below 8; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States
- US records 1880–2017
- 0 male / 541 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Kendi
If you do not know Kendi’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Kendi,” in English, “Guten Tag Kendi,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Kendi,
German
Guten Tag Kendi,
French
Bonjour Kendi,
Spanish
Estimado/a Kendi:
Chinese
Kendi您好：
Japanese
Kendi様
English
Hi Kendi,
German
Hi Kendi,
French
Salut Kendi,
Spanish
Hola Kendi,
Chinese
Kendi你好：
Japanese
Kendi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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States | rare | woman's name |
United States birth data
0 male · 541 female · 541 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Kendi a male or female name?
Kendi is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Kendi in an email?
If you do not know Kendi’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Kendi,” in English, “Guten Tag Kendi,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Kendi a unisex name?
Kendi is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
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 (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Kendi a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/kendi. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_kendi,
title = {Is Kendi a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/kendi},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}