US rank #14541 Girls' name Peak 2014 185 births

Kenlei — #14541 US girls' name

185 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.

2000s212010s1132020s51
#14541
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 18% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Kenlei was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

19 babies were named Kenlei in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kenlei

The Social Security Administration has registered 185 babies named Kenlei between 2008 and 2024, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kenlei currently holds the #14541 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kenlei performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 113 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kenlei shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kenlei in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kenlei 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 185 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.

Kenlei at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

185

Since 2008

17 years of records

Peak year

2014

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#14,541

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2008

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kenlei popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2008

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
19
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
05101520 2024202120182015201220092008 6

Kenlei by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
113 births that decade — 61% of Kenlei's all-time total
2000s212010s1132020s51

Kenlei by state

Where Kenlei concentrates geographically — total births since 2008

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kenlei
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.7%
Texas share of Kenlei's total US births 2.7%

5 of 185 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kenlei?
185 babies have been named Kenlei since 2008. It currently ranks #14541 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 19 births.
When was Kenlei most popular?
Kenlei was most popular in the 2010s decade with 113 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Kenlei most popular?
The top states for the name Kenlei are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Kenlei been used?
Kenlei has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 17 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kenlei?
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, 2008–2024 (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.