US rank #2901 Girls' name Peak 2014 2,201 births

Kenleigh — #2901 US girls' name

2,201 babies named Kenleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s282000s3672010s14442020s362
#2901
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 84% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Kenleigh was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

203 babies were named Kenleigh in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kenleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,201 babies named Kenleigh between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kenleigh currently holds the #2901 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 203 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kenleigh performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,444 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kenleigh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 202 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Kenleigh in 25 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kenleigh 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 2,201 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.

Kenleigh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,201

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2014

203 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,901

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kenleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
203
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
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Kenleigh by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,444 births that decade — 66% of Kenleigh's all-time total
1990s282000s3672010s14442020s362

Kenleigh by state

Where Kenleigh concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kenleigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
202 9.2%
#2 North Carolina
156 7.1%
#3 Georgia
115 5.2%
#4 Ohio
90 4.1%
#5 Kentucky
84 3.8%
#6 Louisiana
80 3.6%
#7 Alabama
73 3.3%
#8 Tennessee
66 3.0%
Texas share of Kenleigh's total US births 9.2%
Even split

202 of 2,201 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.

Kenleigh appears in 25 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kenleigh?
2,201 babies have been named Kenleigh since 1991. It currently ranks #2901 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 203 births.
When was Kenleigh most popular?
Kenleigh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,444 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Kenleigh most popular?
The top states for the name Kenleigh are Texas (202 births), North Carolina (156 births), Georgia (115 births).
How long has the name Kenleigh been used?
Kenleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kenleigh?
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, 1991–2024 (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.