US rank #2945 Girls' name Peak 2015 2,155 births

Kenlee — #2945 US girls' name

2,155 babies named Kenlee in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#2945
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 83% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Kenlee was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

153 babies were named Kenlee in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kenlee

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,155 babies named Kenlee between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kenlee currently holds the #2945 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 153 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kenlee performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,231 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kenlee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 242 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Kentucky and Oklahoma. In total, SSA state-level files list Kenlee in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kenlee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,155 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kenlee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,155

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2015

153 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,945

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kenlee popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
153
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
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Kenlee popularity over time — boys

64 total births recorded since 1999 (Kenlee as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 64 births
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Kenlee by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,231 births that decade — 57% of Kenlee's all-time total
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Kenlee by state

Where Kenlee concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kenlee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
242 11.2%
#2 Kentucky
85 3.9%
#3 Oklahoma
85 3.9%
#4 Ohio
78 3.6%
#5 Tennessee
74 3.4%
#6 North Carolina
55 2.6%
#7 Alabama
54 2.5%
#8 Arkansas
53 2.5%
Texas share of Kenlee's total US births 11.2%
Even split

242 of 2,155 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Kenlee appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kenlee?
2,155 babies have been named Kenlee since 1993. It currently ranks #2945 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 153 births.
When was Kenlee most popular?
Kenlee was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,231 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Kenlee most popular?
The top states for the name Kenlee are Texas (242 births), Kentucky (85 births), Oklahoma (85 births).
How long has the name Kenlee been used?
Kenlee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kenlee?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1993–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.