Kenley is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2012 and has since faded.
Kenley is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,638 among girls (127) and #5,314 among boys (18) — overall #2,766 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 145 | 145 | #1,638 | #5,314 |
| 2024 | 161 | 161 | #1,477 | #6,655 |
| 2023 | 172 | 172 | #1,504 | #3,945 |
| 2022 | 169 | 169 | #1,512 | #4,238 |
| 2021 | 165 | 165 | #1,471 | #5,028 |
| 2020 | 195 | 195 | #1,288 | #4,493 |
| 2019 | 268 | 268 | #1,047 | #4,414 |
| 2018 | 300 | 300 | #949 | #4,846 |
| 2017 | 385 | 385 | #757 | #5,416 |
| 2016 | 391 | 391 | #772 | #4,548 |
| 2015 | 448 | 448 | #662 | #5,409 |
| 2014 | 575 | 575 | #563 | #3,506 |
| 2013 | 574 | 574 | #542 | #3,910 |
| 2012 | 650 | 650 | #499 | #3,145 |
| 2011 | 640 | 640 | #494 | #2,878 |
| 2010 | 641 | 641 | #500 | #2,710 |
| 2009 | 472 | 472 | #660 | #4,114 |
| 2008 | 293 | 293 | #993 | #4,092 |
| 2007 | 179 | 179 | #1,521 | #3,846 |
| 2006 | 150 | 150 | #1,674 | #4,053 |
| 2005 | 137 | 137 | #1,685 | #4,565 |
| 2004 | 123 | 123 | #1,866 | #4,194 |
| 2003 | 111 | 111 | #1,938 | #4,721 |
| 2002 | 102 | 102 | #1,945 | #6,326 |
| 2001 | 86 | 86 | #2,499 | #3,569 |
| 2000 | 86 | 86 | #2,387 | #3,859 |
| 1999 | 72 | 72 | #2,452 | #5,187 |
| 1998 | 63 | 63 | #2,908 | #3,934 |
| 1997 | 42 | — | #4,445 | #3,818 |
| 1996 | 36 | — | #4,389 | #5,045 |
| 1995 | 35 | — | #5,125 | #3,970 |
| 1994 | 27 | — | #6,160 | #4,972 |
| 1993 | 32 | — | #6,102 | #3,749 |
| 1992 | 14 | — | #14,356 | #5,901 |
| 1991 | 30 | — | #6,095 | #3,927 |
| 1990 | 25 | — | #8,849 | #3,701 |
| 1989 | 29 | — | #7,208 | #3,274 |
| 1988 | 14 | — | #9,777 | #6,140 |
| 1987 | 14 | — | #12,203 | #4,764 |
| 1986 | 19 | — | #10,140 | #3,552 |
| 1985 | 21 | — | #8,767 | #3,308 |
| 1984 | 17 | — | — | #2,762 |
| 1983 | 12 | — | #8,477 | #6,798 |
| 1982 | 12 | — | — | #3,597 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | — | #6,802 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | — | #5,918 |
| 1979 | 20 | — | #6,417 | #3,948 |
| 1978 | 21 | — | #9,060 | #2,864 |
| 1977 | 17 | — | — | #2,608 |
| 1976 | 20 | — | — | #2,292 |
| 1975 | 15 | — | — | #2,700 |
| 1974 | 17 | — | — | #2,409 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | — | #5,491 |
| 1972 | 11 | — | — | #3,068 |
| 1971 | 16 | — | — | #2,420 |
| 1970 | 14 | — | — | #2,576 |
| 1969 | 7 | — | — | #3,775 |
| 1967 | 10 | — | — | #2,693 |
| 1966 | 5 | — | — | #4,258 |
| 1965 | 8 | — | — | #3,117 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | — | #3,835 |
| 1961 | 8 | — | — | #3,235 |
| 1959 | 6 | — | — | #3,813 |
| 1958 | 6 | — | — | #3,738 |
| 1957 | 9 | — | — | #2,919 |
| 1956 | 6 | — | — | #3,736 |
| 1955 | 7 | — | — | #3,346 |
| 1953 | 8 | — | — | #3,042 |
| 1951 | 5 | — | — | #3,993 |
| 1948 | 6 | — | — | #3,497 |
| 1938 | 8 | — | — | #2,762 |
| 1937 | 7 | — | — | #3,045 |
| 1936 | 6 | — | — | #3,361 |
| 1935 | 29 | — | — | #1,264 |
| 1924 | 5 | — | — | #4,686 |