Girls' name · since 2017

Kenjal

20 babies named Kenjal in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

20
total births
2017–2020
years on record
2010s
peak decade
70%
born in that decade

Kenjal sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 20 recorded since 2017.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenjal has been recorded 20 times among girls since 2017, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2020.

  • 20 total births
  • 2017–2020 years on record
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 70% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kenjal's 20 recorded births place it above 36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Kenjal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kenjal splits its recorded history at 2018: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2020 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Kenjal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2017)
7
Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
5.566.577.5 201720182020 6

Kenjal by decade

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

2010s was Kenjal's strongest decade.

14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.

Kenjal births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 14 births (70% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kenjal?
Kenjal has been given to 20 babies in the U.S. since 2017, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2020. 7 babies were born in 2017, its single highest year.
When was Kenjal most popular?
Kenjal was most popular in the 2010s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Kenjal been used?
The SSA has tracked Kenjal since 2017 -- 4 years through the most recent 2020 data.
What names are similar to Kenjal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kendra, Kennedy, Kendall, Kenya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Kenjal's data

  • Kenjal's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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, 2017–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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NameAlmanac. "Kenjal: Baby Name Since 2017 - 20 Births, Peak 2017." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kenjal. 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 Kenjal 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.