Kenly is a rare variant of Kenley that peaked in 2015 and has grown less common since.
Kenly is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #10,507 among girls (9) and #13,014 among boys (5) — overall #13,218 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | #10,507 | #13,014 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | #7,782 | #9,447 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | #9,969 | — |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | #7,846 | #11,629 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | #8,270 | — |
| 2020 | 21 | 21 | #7,399 | #11,339 |
| 2019 | 14 | 14 | #7,945 | — |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | #11,017 | — |
| 2017 | 36 | 36 | #4,534 | #13,314 |
| 2016 | 18 | 18 | #6,785 | — |
| 2015 | 45 | 45 | #4,107 | #8,403 |
| 2014 | 40 | 40 | #3,813 | — |
| 2013 | 35 | 35 | #4,705 | #13,150 |
| 2012 | 33 | 33 | #4,435 | — |
| 2011 | 39 | 39 | #4,303 | #13,405 |
| 2010 | 35 | 35 | #4,253 | — |
| 2009 | 33 | 33 | #5,802 | #8,694 |
| 2008 | 21 | 21 | #7,933 | #13,639 |
| 2007 | 25 | 25 | #6,958 | #11,703 |
| 2006 | 16 | 16 | #7,683 | — |
| 2005 | 32 | 32 | #5,527 | #8,014 |
| 2004 | 15 | 15 | #7,623 | — |
| 2003 | 22 | 22 | #7,404 | #9,197 |
| 2002 | 14 | 14 | #7,631 | — |
| 2001 | 17 | 17 | #9,738 | #8,792 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | #12,478 | — |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | #15,628 | — |
| 1998 | 11 | 11 | #8,282 | — |
| 1997 | 11 | — | #14,912 | #8,742 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | #12,541 | — |
| 1981 | 5 | — | — | #6,803 |