Girls' name · since 1993
Kenlee
Kenlee has 2,200 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,416 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,495 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,200
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kenlee currently ranks #3495 among girls' names in America, with 2,200 babies recorded since 1993.
Social Security Administration records show Kenlee recorded 2,200 times among girls since 1993, holding rank #3495 nationally today, ahead of 80% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #4,416 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,495 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,200 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenlee ranks #4,416 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,495 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,200 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,416 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,495 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,200
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kenlee's 2,200 recorded births place it above 93.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kenlee compares
2,200 Top 21% higher than 79% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kenlee's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kenlee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,200 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 153 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kenlee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kenlee splits its recorded history at 2010: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1993 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 153 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kenlee popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 153
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Kenlee popularity over time - boys
70 total births recorded since 1999 (Kenlee as boys' name)
Kenlee by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,232 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Kenlee's strongest decade.
1,232 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Kenlee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 73
1990s
73 births
- 2000s
2000s
504 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,232 births
- 2020s 391
2020s
391 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,232 births (56% of all-time use).
How Kenlee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kenlee's total volume
Kenlee by state
Where Kenlee concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 242 | 11.0% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 85 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 85 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 78 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 74 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 55 | 2.5% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 55 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 53 | 2.4% |
242 of 2,200 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Kenlee appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kenlee's data
- Kenlee's decade-level peak was the 2010s (1,232 total births); usage has since declined to 391 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kenlees (242 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kenlee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~32 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1993–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Kenlee 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 August 2026.