Kenley
#1,631 for girls in 2025, 127 births · #5,208 for boys in 2025, 18 births
Given to girls 86.3% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2011 · 599 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 7,290since 1978
Kenley over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,631 | 127 | #5,208 | 18 |
| 2024 | #1,472 | 148 | #6,469 | 13 |
| 2023 | #1,500 | 144 | #3,883 | 28 |
| 2022 | #1,506 | 144 | #4,184 | 25 |
| 2021 | #1,469 | 146 | #4,936 | 19 |
| 2020 | #1,287 | 173 | #4,426 | 22 |
| 2019 | #1,045 | 245 | #4,337 | 23 |
| 2018 | #948 | 280 | #4,739 | 20 |
| 2017 | #756 | 368 | #5,297 | 17 |
| 2016 | #772 | 369 | #4,470 | 22 |
| 2015 | #661 | 431 | #5,289 | 17 |
| 2014 | #562 | 544 | #3,456 | 31 |
| 2013 | #541 | 548 | #3,864 | 26 |
| 2012 | #499 | 614 | #3,115 | 36 |
| 2011 | #494 | 599 | #2,852 | 41 |
| 2010 | #500 | 596 | #2,682 | 45 |
| 2009 | #660 | 447 | #4,035 | 25 |
| 2008 | #991 | 268 | #4,044 | 25 |
| 2007 | #1,517 | 152 | #3,793 | 27 |
| 2006 | #1,672 | 126 | #4,001 | 24 |
| 2005 | #1,681 | 118 | #4,464 | 19 |
| 2004 | #1,855 | 102 | #4,129 | 21 |
| 2003 | #1,925 | 94 | #4,616 | 17 |
| 2002 | #1,934 | 91 | #6,088 | 11 |
| 2001 | #2,487 | 62 | #3,512 | 24 |
| 2000 | #2,374 | 65 | #3,764 | 21 |
| 1999 | #2,438 | 59 | #5,035 | 13 |
| 1998 | #2,889 | 45 | #3,849 | 18 |
| 1997 | #4,370 | 24 | #3,738 | 18 |
| 1996 | #4,306 | 24 | #4,878 | 12 |
| 1995 | #5,019 | 19 | #3,854 | 16 |
| 1994 | #5,984 | 15 | #4,803 | 12 |
| 1993 | #5,955 | 15 | #3,661 | 17 |
| 1992 | #13,317 | 5 | #5,660 | 9 |
| 1991 | #5,949 | 15 | #3,813 | 15 |
| 1990 | #8,501 | 9 | #3,607 | 16 |
| 1989 | #6,955 | 11 | #3,205 | 18 |
| 1988 | #9,244 | 7 | #5,751 | 7 |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | #4,573 | 9 |
| 1986 | #9,545 | 6 | #3,440 | 13 |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 | #3,216 | 14 |
| 1984 | — | #2,706 | 17 | |
| 1983 | #8,047 | 7 | #6,238 | 5 |
| 1982 | — | #3,482 | 12 | |
| 1981 | — | #6,262 | 5 | |
| 1980 | — | #5,525 | 6 | |
| 1979 | #6,189 | 10 | #3,810 | 10 |
| 1978 | #8,562 | 6 | #2,799 | 15 |
| 1977 | — | #2,556 | 17 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,245 | 20 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,637 | 15 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,358 | 17 | |
| 1973 | — | #5,101 | 5 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,991 | 11 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,366 | 16 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,509 | 14 | |
| 1969 | — | #3,595 | 7 | |
| 1968 | — | — | ||
| 1967 | — | #2,611 | 10 | |
| 1966 | — | #3,948 | 5 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,982 | 8 | |
| 1964 | — | #3,601 | 6 | |
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| 1961 | — | #3,097 | 8 | |
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| 1959 | — | #3,619 | 6 | |
| 1958 | — | #3,559 | 6 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,822 | 9 | |
| 1956 | — | #3,535 | 6 | |
| 1955 | — | #3,201 | 7 | |
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| 1953 | — | #2,905 | 8 | |
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| 1951 | — | #3,714 | 5 | |
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| 1948 | — | #3,316 | 6 | |
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| 1938 | — | #2,646 | 8 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,905 | 7 | |
| 1936 | — | #3,147 | 6 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,247 | 29 | |
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| 1924 | — | #4,347 | 5 | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Kenley! It came in at #8,562, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1980–1982, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Kenley is popular in 2017
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Nebraska#281 · 1 in 982
- Minnesota#305 · 1 in 1,259
- Kentucky#356 · 1 in 1,490
- Iowa#394 · 1 in 1,557
- Pennsylvania#447 · 1 in 2,131
Best ever in a state: #76 in North Dakota, 2010.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | #281 | 8 | 1 in 982 |
| Minnesota | #305 | 19 | 1 in 1,259 |
| Kentucky | #356 | 12 | 1 in 1,490 |
| Iowa | #394 | 8 | 1 in 1,557 |
| Pennsylvania | #447 | 24 | 1 in 2,131 |
| Indiana | #464 | 15 | 1 in 2,007 |
| Utah | #484 | 8 | 1 in 2,131 |
| Maryland | #488 | 11 | 1 in 2,116 |
| Oklahoma | #492 | 8 | 1 in 1,968 |
| Kansas | #509 | 6 | 1 in 1,999 |
| Colorado | #566 | 9 | 1 in 2,514 |
| Arkansas | #580 | 5 | 1 in 2,247 |
| Tennessee | #598 | 11 | 1 in 2,782 |
| Missouri | #602 | 9 | 1 in 2,886 |
| Virginia | #603 | 12 | 1 in 3,003 |
| Wisconsin | #606 | 8 | 1 in 2,823 |
| Michigan | #663 | 12 | 1 in 3,439 |
| Oregon | #663 | 5 | 1 in 2,899 |
| Louisiana | #721 | 6 | 1 in 3,314 |
| North Carolina | #783 | 11 | 1 in 4,126 |
| Ohio | #832 | 11 | 1 in 4,707 |
| Washington | #836 | 7 | 1 in 4,438 |
| New York | #919 | 17 | 1 in 5,176 |
| Georgia | #959 | 9 | 1 in 5,236 |
| Illinois | #962 | 10 | 1 in 5,554 |
| Texas | #963 | 28 | 1 in 5,710 |
| Florida | #1,053 | 13 | 1 in 6,612 |
| Arizona | #1,083 | 5 | 1 in 6,014 |
| California | #1,305 | 21 | 1 in 9,322 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Kenley
- 159 spots since 2024 (#1,472 → #1,631)
- 344 spots since 2020 (#1,287 → #1,631)
- 970 spots since 2015 (#661 → #1,631)
- Biggest jump: 526 spots in 2008 (#1,517 → #991)
- Biggest drop: 192 spots in 2018 (#756 → #948)
- Debuted 1978
- Peaked 2011 at #494 (599 births)
- Births halved by 2018, 7 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 11 yrs · run 2008–2018
- Highest: 1 in 2,868 girls born in 2012 were named Kenley (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 12,656 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #494 in 2011, was only 1 in 2,937 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 63.0% of all girls named Kenley (4,594) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1993, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16 | #6,189 (1979) | #7,376 |
| 1980s | 43 | #6,955 (1989) | #8,906 |
| 1990s | 230 | #2,438 (1999) | #5,873 |
| 2000s | 1,525 | #660 (2009) | #1,710 |
| 2010s | 4,594 | #494 (2011) | #678 |
| 2020s | 882 | #1,287 (2020) | #1,478 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Kenley in 2017
Top girls' names in 2017
Top boys' names in 2017
More about 2017
girls
1,726,461 girls got a published name in 2017; 1 in 4,691 of them was named Kenley, which outranked 95.9% of the 18,448 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #753Emmeline370
- #753Myah370
- #753Noemi370
- #756Kenley368
- #756Belen368
- #758Erika367
- #758Mercy367
- #760Maleah366
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 263Julianne#919 → #1,182
- ↓ 243Milania#947 → #1,190
- ↓ 240Wendy#858 → #1,098
- ↓ 238Montserrat#808 → #1,046
- ↓ 224Nathaly#930 → #1,154
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,850,956 boys got a published name in 2017; 1 in 108,880 of them was named Kenley, which outranked 62.9% of the 14,262 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #5,111Zebediah18
- #5,111Zekiah18
- #5,111Zuhair18
- #5,297Kenley17
- #5,297Abdifatah17
- #5,297Abdulahi17
- #5,297Ahmere17
- #5,526Aadil16
- #5,526Aakash16
- #5,526Abdiaziz16
Tied with 228 names at #5,297; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.