Unisex name · since 1995
Kenly
Kenly has 541 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,291 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,434 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 541
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kenly currently ranks #10434 among unisex names in America, with 541 babies recorded since 1995.
Social Security Administration records show Kenly recorded 541 times among girls since 1995, holding rank #10434 nationally today, ahead of 40% 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 1995 to 2025.
- #11,291 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,434 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 541 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenly ranks #11,291 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,434 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 541 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,291 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,434 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 541
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kenly's 541 recorded births place it above 84.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
How Kenly compares
541 Top 44% higher than 56% 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
Kenly's all-time total is 44% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kenly | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 541 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kenly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kenly splits its recorded history at 2011: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 40 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kenly popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Kenly popularity over time - boys
103 total births recorded since 1981 (Kenly as boys' name)
Kenly by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (280 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Kenly's strongest decade.
280 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Kenly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
- 2000s
2000s
159 births
- 2010s
2010s
280 births
- 2020s 75
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 280 births (52% of all-time use).
How Kenly 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 Kenly's total volume
Kenly by state
Where Kenly concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 36 | 6.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 8 | 1.5% |
36 of 541 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kenly's data
- Kenly's decade-level peak was the 2010s (280 total births); usage has since declined to 75 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Kenlys (36 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Kenly: 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 (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Kenly 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.