Kenley
- Pronunciation
- [Ken-ley]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- From The King's Meadow
- Origin
- English
Kenley Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 1,143 baby boys have been named Kenley. The name peaked in 2010 with 45 US births that year (rank #2710). In 2024, ranked #6636 nationally — 3,926 places below its 2010 peak.
Top States for Kenley
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Kenley births are: Florida (97), California (6), Illinois (6).
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6-Letter Names Starting with K
Names with Kenley's exact length and starting letter: Kaaria, Kaarle, Kaarlo, Kabaka, Kadian.
Quick Facts About Kenley
US Popularity History (2008–2018)
Annual US births named Kenley by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2012 with 614 girls named Kenley (girl rank #499 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2018, ranked #949 for girls (280 US births). That's 450 places below its 2012 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Kenley Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Kenley the strongest states are Minnesota, Iowa, Arkansas.
Strongest girls-name states
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina | #850 | 79 |
| 2 | Louisiana | #783 | 31 |
| 3 | Virginia | #772 | 39 |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | #729 | 89 |
| 5 | Maryland | #720 | 32 |
| 6 | Ohio | #709 | 59 |
| 7 | South Carolina | #706 | 32 |
| 8 | Indiana | #706 | 50 |
| 9 | Missouri | #692 | 35 |
| 10 | Alabama | #682 | 40 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Kenley in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenly | From The King's Meadow | Male | English |
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Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Kenley against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).