Girls' name · since 1991
Kenleigh
2,255 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.
- #4,351 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,088 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,255
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,255 babies have been named Kenleigh since 1991, making it today's #3088 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kenleigh recorded 2,255 times among girls since 1991, holding rank #3088 nationally today, ahead of 82% 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 1991 to 2025.
- #4,351 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,088 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,255 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenleigh ranks #4,351 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,088 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,255 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,351 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,088 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,255
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kenleigh's 2,255 recorded births place it above 93.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kenleigh compares
2,255 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
Kenleigh's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kenleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,255 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 203 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kenleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kenleigh splits its recorded history at 2011: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 203 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kenleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 203
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Kenleigh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,444 births, 64% of the file).
2010s was Kenleigh's strongest decade.
1,444 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Kenleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
- 2000s 367
2000s
367 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,444 births
- 2020s 416
2020s
416 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,444 births (64% of all-time use).
How Kenleigh 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 Kenleigh's total volume
Kenleigh by state
Where Kenleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 211 | 9.4% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 156 | 6.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 115 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 90 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Kentucky | | 89 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 86 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 73 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 66 | 2.9% |
211 of 2,255 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Kenleigh appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kenleigh's data
- Kenleigh's decade-level peak was the 2010s (1,444 total births); usage has since declined to 416 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kenleighs (211 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kenleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Kenleigh 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.