Is Kenzi a boy or girl name?
Kenzi is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 61 girls and 8 boys were named Kenzi, so 88.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.8% of the 3,197 US babies named Kenzi were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #9,422
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,781
- Babies named Kenzi since 1982
- 3,197
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 208 babies
Boys and girls named Kenzi, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #9,422 | 61 | #2,781 |
| 2023 | 5 | #13,243 | 71 | #2,502 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,182 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,723 |
| 2020 | 5 | #13,141 | 128 | #1,626 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,619 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,767 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,576 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 164 | #1,415 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,502 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 188 | #1,278 |
| 2013 | 5 | #13,158 | 203 | #1,188 |
| 2012 | 5 | #13,300 | 200 | #1,216 |
| 2011 | 5 | #13,412 | 158 | #1,436 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,745 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 99 | #2,069 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,391 |
| 2007 | 5 | #13,468 | 96 | #2,109 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,413 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,298 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,698 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,722 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,456 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,169 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,493 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,407 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,821 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,269 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,119 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,930 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,485 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,048 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,538 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,879 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,169 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,209 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,172 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,956 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,095 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,832 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,066 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,991 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,791 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kenzi reached #9,422 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #1,188 in 2013. 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 Kenzi
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.