Girls' name · since 1998
Kenlie
Kenlie has 596 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,610 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,165 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 596
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
596 babies have been named Kenlie since 1998, making it today's #9165 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kenlie recorded 596 times among girls since 1998, holding rank #9165 nationally today, ahead of 47% 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 1998 to 2025.
- #10,610 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,165 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 596 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenlie ranks #10,610 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,165 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 596 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,610 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,165 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 596
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kenlie's 596 recorded births place it above 85.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Kenlie compares
596 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Kenlie's all-time total is 59% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kenlie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 596 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 58 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kenlie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kenlie splits its recorded history at 2012: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 58 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kenlie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Kenlie by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (349 births, 59% of the file).
2010s was Kenlie's strongest decade.
349 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Kenlie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
168 births
- 2010s
2010s
349 births
- 2020s 64
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 349 births (59% of all-time use).
How Kenlie 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 Kenlie's total volume
Kenlie by state
Where Kenlie concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
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What to do with Kenlie's data
- Kenlie's decade-level peak was the 2010s (349 total births); usage has since declined to 64 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kenlies (42 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 Kenlie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Kenlie 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.