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Kendria
How to Pronounce Kendria
Pronounced ken-DREE-uh /kɛnˈdriː.ə/Medium
Meaning: Kendria is a lengthened, -ia spin on Kendra, itself a mid-century English coinage tied to Kendrick ('royal power') and read by some as 'the knowing one'. The added ending gives it a softer, more ornate flourish.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Kendria takes the familiar Kendra and adds a graceful -ia tail, a habit American parents leaned into through the nineteen-eighties and nineties. Kendra itself grew from the surname Kendrick, usually glossed 'royal power', with a folk sense of 'the knowing one'.
It was never a common choice — a true long-tail name that crested modestly around the early nineteen-nineties and stayed scarce, fading again within a generation. Anyone named Kendria today is likely a young adult of that era, and the name has not joined any broader revival.
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What does the name Kendria mean?
Kendria is an ornate form of Kendra, tied to Kendrick and usually read as 'royal power'.
How do you pronounce Kendria?
It's said ken-DREE-uh /kɛnˈdriː.ə/ — three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Kendria a boy or girl name?
Kendria is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Kendria?
Kendria has always been rare in the U.S., a long-tail coinage from the late twentieth century.