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Kenley
OriginEnglish
Meaning"well-known clearing"
GenderBoy & girl
US Rank
Girls#1638
Boys#5314
88% girls · 12% boys
About Kenley
Kenley is an area in the burrough of Croydon in South London, making this a place name in a couple of senses of the term. Kenley and its twin sister Kenlee may be favored by parents looking to name a daughter after dad Ken...or Lee.
Kenley is technically a unisex name, with about a fifth of the babies named Kenley in the US male.
Kenley is also given to boys, where it ranks #5314 in the US.
Pronounced KEN-lee.
As of October 2026, Kenley ranked #1638 for girls and #5314 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #494 for girls in 2011 and #1263 for boys in 1935.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Girls #1,638
Boys #3,942
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #563 | 544 | #3,505 | 31 |
| 2015 | #662 | 431 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #772 | 369 | #4,547 | 22 |
| 2017 | #757 | 368 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #949 | 280 | #4,845 | 20 |
| 2019 | #1,047 | 245 | #4,413 | 23 |
| 2020 | #1,288 | 173 | #4,490 | 22 |
| 2021 | #1,470 | 146 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #1,512 | 144 | #4,235 | 25 |
| 2023 | #1,502 | 144 | #3,942 | 28 |
| 2024 | #1,471 | 148 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #1,638 | 127 | — | 0 |
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Kenley for girls
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