Girls' name · since 1996
Kenzley
1,845 babies named Kenzley in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,959 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,289 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,845
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,845 babies have been named Kenzley since 1996, making it today's #2289 girls' name.
Kenzley has 1,845 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2289 as of the latest data, more common than 87% 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 1996 to 2025.
- #4,959 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,289 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,845 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenzley ranks #4,959 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,289 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,845 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,959 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,289 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,845
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kenzley's 1,845 recorded births place it above 93.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kenzley compares
1,845 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Kenzley's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kenzley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,845 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 158 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kenzley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kenzley's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 158, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kenzley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 158
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Kenzley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,097 births, 59% of the file).
2010s was Kenzley's strongest decade.
1,097 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Kenzley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 86
2000s
86 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,097 births
- 2020s
2020s
657 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,097 births (59% of all-time use).
How Kenzley 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 Kenzley's total volume
Kenzley by state
Where Kenzley concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 166 | 9.0% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 97 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 83 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 75 | 4.1% |
| #5 | California | | 58 | 3.1% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 53 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 45 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 43 | 2.3% |
166 of 1,845 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Kenzley appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kenzley's data
- Kenzley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,097 total births) through the 2020s (657) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kenzleys (166 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 Kenzley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Kenzley 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.