Unisex name · since 1978
Kenley
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 7,290 babies named Kenley, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,022 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,640 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,290
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kenley is the #1640 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 7,290 recorded since 1978.
Kenley has 7,290 recorded births among girls since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1640 as of the latest data, more common than 91% of girls, 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 1978 to 2025.
- #2,022 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,640 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,290 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenley ranks #2,022 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,640 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,290 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,022 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,640 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,290
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kenley's 7,290 recorded births place it above 97.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kenley compares
7,290 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Kenley's all-time total is 19x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kenley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,290 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 614 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kenley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kenley's full recorded timeline at 2004, 92% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 8% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 614 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kenley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 614
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Kenley popularity over time - boys
1,161 total births recorded since 1924 (Kenley as boys' name)
Kenley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (4,594 births, 63% of the file).
2010s was Kenley's strongest decade.
4,594 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Kenley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s 43
1980s
43 births
- 1990s 230
1990s
230 births
- 2000s 1,525
2000s
1,525 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,594 births
- 2020s 882
2020s
882 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,594 births (63% of all-time use).
How Kenley 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 Kenley's total volume
Kenley by state
Where Kenley concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 659 | 9.0% |
| #2 | California | | 333 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 324 | 4.4% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 321 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 273 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 267 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Florida | | 253 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 223 | 3.1% |
659 of 7,290 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Kenley appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kenley's data
- Kenley's decade-level peak was the 2010s (4,594 total births); usage has since declined to 882 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kenleys (659 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 Kenley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Kenley 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.