Recorded 1975–1998 Unisex name Peak 1975 22 births

Kenyell — unisex name

22 babies named Kenyell in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s111990s5

The verdict

22 girls have been named Kenyell since 1975, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1998.

22
total births
1975–1998
years on record
1980s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Kenyell was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

6 babies were named Kenyell in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kenyell

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Kenyell between 1975 and 1998, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kenyell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Kenyell is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 7 additional births since 1979.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kenyell performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kenyell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kenyell in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 22 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kenyell at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

22

Since 1975

24 years of records

Peak year

1975

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1975

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1998

Kenyell popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1975

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1975)
6
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4.555.566.5 1998198719811975 6

Kenyell popularity over time — boys

7 total births recorded since 1979 (Kenyell as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 7 births
7 1979 7

Kenyell by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
11 births that decade — 50% of Kenyell's all-time total
1970s61980s111990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kenyell?
22 babies have been named Kenyell since 1975. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1975 with 6 births.
When was Kenyell most popular?
Kenyell was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Is Kenyell a unisex name?
Yes, Kenyell is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 22 births, and as a boy's name it has 7 births.
How long has the name Kenyell been used?
Kenyell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 24 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Kenyell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kendra, Kennedy, Kendall, Kenya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1975–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.