unisex name
Kenly
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 709
Kenly is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 79% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2015, when 45 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 236,855 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1981.
Kenly over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 33 |
| 2000s | 202 |
| 2010s | 304 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 100 |
How popular is Kenly?
In 2025, Kenly was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Kenly is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Kenly
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kenly also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kenly over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kenly
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kenly — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kenly
How popular is the name Kenly?
In 2025, Kenly was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kenly a girl's or a boy's name?
Kenly is used for both girls and boys. About 79% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Kenly most popular?
Kenly peaked in 2015, when 45 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Kenly a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kenly currently ranks #10,386 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.