Felicity Kendal
There are approximately 1 people named Felicity Kendal living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Felicity with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Kendal. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Felicity
18K
Alive today
Named Kendal
377
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 18K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2017
Average age: 16
Estimated bearers: 377
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #62,714
Per 100K: 0.11
Top ancestry: White (70.2%)
First name trend
Felicity: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Felicity. The peak year was 2017 with 938 births. The average person named Felicity today is 16 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Kendal surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Kendal, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 70.2%.
- White70.2%
- Black or African American23.8%
- Two or more races2.8%
- Hispanic or Latino2.2%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Felicity has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0051% of the US population, based on 17,570 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Kendal appears at a rate of 0.11 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0001%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Felicity Kendal. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Felicity Kendal: questions and answers
How many people are named Felicity Kendal?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Felicity Kendal. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0051%) with the surname frequency (0.11 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Felicity Kendal?
We classify Felicity Kendal as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Felicity a male or female name?
Felicity is predominantly female. Out of 17,905 total SSA registrations, 0.0% were male and 100.0% were female. See the full Felicity profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.