unisex name
Kenlyn
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 297
Kenlyn is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 86% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2020, when 19 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1937.
Kenlyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1930s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 23 |
| 1940s | 11 |
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1960s | 20 |
| 1980s | 6 |
| 1990s | 12 |
| 2000s | 43 |
| 2010s | 126 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 51 |
How popular is Kenlyn?
In 2025, Kenlyn was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Kenlyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kenlyn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kenlyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kenlyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kenlyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kenlyn
How popular is the name Kenlyn?
In 2025, Kenlyn was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kenlyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Kenlyn is used for both girls and boys. About 86% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Kenlyn most popular?
Kenlyn peaked in 2020, when 19 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Kenlyn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kenlyn currently ranks #10,814 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.