Unisex name · since 1937
Kenlyn
Kenlyn has 255 recorded births since 1937 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,415 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 255
- born since 1937
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kenlyn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 255 have been recorded since 1937.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenlyn has been recorded 255 times among girls since 1937, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 2024.
- #17,415 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 255 born since 1937
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenlyn ranks #17,415 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 255 born since 1937, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,415 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 255
- born since 1937
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kenlyn's 255 recorded births place it above 75.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kenlyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kenlyn's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1948, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kenlyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–2024
- Peak year (2014)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
Kenlyn popularity over time - boys
42 total births recorded since 2010 (Kenlyn as boys' name)
Kenlyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (105 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Kenlyn's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Kenlyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 23
1930s
23 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 20
1960s
20 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
43 births
- 2010s
2010s
105 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 105 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Kenlyn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (105 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kenlyn: 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 (~87 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, 1937–2024 (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 Kenlyn 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.