Is Kenley a boy or girl name?
Kenley is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 148 girls and 13 boys were named Kenley, so 91.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 86.2% of the 8,306 US babies named Kenley were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,636
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,471
- Babies named Kenley since 1924
- 8,306
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 650 babies
Boys and girls named Kenley, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 50 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 47 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 44 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 140 | 16 | 10.3% |
| 1980s | 106 | 43 | 28.9% |
| 1990s | 146 | 230 | 61.2% |
| 2000s | 214 | 1,525 | 87.7% |
| 2010s | 278 | 4,594 | 94.3% |
| 2020s | 107 | 755 | 87.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | #6,636 | 148 | #1,471 |
| 2023 | 28 | #3,942 | 144 | #1,502 |
| 2022 | 25 | #4,235 | 144 | #1,512 |
| 2021 | 19 | #5,027 | 146 | #1,470 |
| 2020 | 22 | #4,490 | 173 | #1,288 |
| 2019 | 23 | #4,413 | 245 | #1,047 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,845 | 280 | #949 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,414 | 368 | #757 |
| 2016 | 22 | #4,547 | 369 | #772 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,409 | 431 | #662 |
| 2014 | 31 | #3,505 | 544 | #563 |
| 2013 | 26 | #3,909 | 548 | #542 |
| 2012 | 36 | #3,144 | 614 | #499 |
| 2011 | 41 | #2,878 | 599 | #494 |
| 2010 | 45 | #2,710 | 596 | #500 |
| 2009 | 25 | #4,114 | 447 | #660 |
| 2008 | 25 | #4,092 | 268 | #993 |
| 2007 | 27 | #3,846 | 152 | #1,521 |
| 2006 | 24 | #4,053 | 126 | #1,674 |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,564 | 118 | #1,685 |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,194 | 102 | #1,866 |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,721 | 94 | #1,938 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,325 | 91 | #1,945 |
| 2001 | 24 | #3,569 | 62 | #2,499 |
| 2000 | 21 | #3,859 | 65 | #2,387 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,186 | 59 | #2,452 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,934 | 45 | #2,908 |
| 1997 | 18 | #3,818 | 24 | #4,445 |
| 1996 | 12 | #5,045 | 24 | #4,389 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,970 | 19 | #5,125 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,971 | 15 | #6,160 |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,749 | 15 | #6,103 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,900 | 5 | #14,355 |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,927 | 15 | #6,095 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,701 | 9 | #8,848 |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,274 | 11 | #7,208 |
| 1988 | 7 | #6,140 | 7 | #9,776 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,764 | 5 | #12,202 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,552 | 6 | #10,140 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,308 | 7 | #8,767 |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,762 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,798 | 7 | #8,477 |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,596 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,803 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,918 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,949 | 10 | #6,416 |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,864 | 6 | #9,060 |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,608 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 20 | #2,293 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,701 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 17 | #2,409 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,491 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 11 | #3,071 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 16 | #2,421 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 14 | #2,578 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,775 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 10 | #2,693 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,256 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 8 | #3,116 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,834 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,233 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,813 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,737 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 9 | #2,919 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,736 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,346 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 8 | #3,042 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,993 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,497 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,762 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 7 | #3,045 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,361 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 29 | #1,263 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,686 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kenley reached #1,263 in 1935. As a girl name, it reached #494 in 2011. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kenley
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.