Boys' name · since 2014

Kenil

Since 2014, U.S. Social Security records show 22 babies named Kenil, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

22
total births
2014–2023
years on record
2020s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade

Kenil is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 22 have been recorded since 2014.

Kenil has 22 recorded births among boys since 2014, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2023.

  • 22 total births
  • 2014–2023 years on record
  • 2020s peak decade
  • 55% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kenil's 22 recorded births place it above 37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kenil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kenil splits its recorded history at 2020: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2014 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Kenil popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
7
Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2014201920202023 7

Kenil by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

2020s was Kenil's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Kenil births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 12 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kenil?
22 babies have been named Kenil since 2014. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2023 with 7 births.
When was Kenil most popular?
Kenil was most popular in the 2020s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Kenil been used?
Records for Kenil go back to 2014, giving 10 years of history through 2023.
What names are similar to Kenil?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kenneth, Kent, Kenny, Kendall, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2014–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Kenil: Baby Name Since 2014 - 22 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kenil. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kenil draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.