NameTides

Kenley

Kenley was the #1,631 girls' name in the US in 2025 (127 babies).

Kenley as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Kenley as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020US
Kenley as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,631 (127)——
2024#1,472 (148)—#1,710 (13)
2023#1,500 (144)—#1,774 (12)
2022#1,506 (144)—#1,989 (10)
2021#1,469 (146)#5,581 (3)#2,185 (9)
2020#1,287 (173)—#1,758 (12)
2019#1,045 (245)—#1,231 (20)
2018#948 (280)—#1,741 (12)
2017#756 (368)#5,765 (3)#1,179 (21)
2016#772 (369)—#1,043 (25)
2015#661 (431)—#1,202 (20)
2014#562 (544)—#894 (30)
2013#541 (548)—#1,021 (25)
2012#499 (614)#4,838 (4)#1,097 (23)
2011#494 (599)—#957 (27)

Kenley as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Kenley as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Kenley as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#5,208 (18)#3,256 (6)——
2024#6,469 (13)#3,689 (5)——
2023#3,883 (28)#4,108 (4)——
2022#4,184 (25)#2,530 (8)—#2,493 (6)
2021#4,936 (19)#3,451 (5)——
2020#4,426 (22)——#1,708 (10)
2019#4,337 (23)#2,488 (8)—#2,756 (5)
2018#4,739 (20)#3,011 (6)——
2017#5,297 (17)#2,512 (8)—#2,762 (5)
2016#4,470 (22)#2,556 (8)——
2015#5,289 (17)#1,902 (12)——
2014#3,456 (31)#1,721 (13)—#1,778 (9)
2013#3,864 (26)#1,920 (11)—#2,305 (6)
2012#3,115 (36)#2,721 (7)#669 (3)#2,666 (5)
2011#2,852 (41)#1,788 (12)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2012 at #499.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1978.
  • In 2025, 88% of US babies named Kenley were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 13,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 13,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 91,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 45,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Kenley is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 12,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 11,000 to 1 in 14,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Kenley by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #611INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,015PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,830CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,281NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,038TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Kenley (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KenleyCanadaGirls—too few
KenleyCanadaBoys—too few
KenleyEngland & WalesGirls—too few
KenleyEngland & WalesBoys#3,2566
KenleyNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
KenleyScotlandBoys—too few
KenleyUSGirls#1,631127
KenleyUSBoys#5,20818