Girls' name · since 2008
Kenlei
187 babies named Kenlei in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,504 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 187
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kenlei sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 187 recorded since 2008.
Kenlei has 187 recorded births among girls since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2024.
- #20,504 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 187 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenlei ranks #20,504 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 187 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #20,504 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 187
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kenlei's 187 recorded births place it above 71.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Kenlei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kenlei's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kenlei popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2024
- Peak year (2014)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Kenlei by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (113 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Kenlei's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Kenlei births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
- 2010s
2010s
113 births
- 2020s
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 113 births (60% of all-time use).
Kenlei by state
Where Kenlei concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.7% |
5 of 187 births nationwide.
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- Kenlei's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (113 total births) through the 2020s (53) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kenleis (5 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 Kenlei: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~16 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, 2008–2024 (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 Kenlei 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.