Kenlee
Kenlee was the 3494th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 1498th with 153 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,996 places. More babies were named Kenlee in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,494 girls, down 1,263 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 44girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2015153 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,270babies recorded
Kenlee popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 70 since 1999, 6 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,494 | 44 |
| 2020 | #2,231 | 81 |
| 2010 | #1,835 | 111 |
| 2000 | #4,721 | 25 |
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How popular is Kenlee, counting every spelling?
Kenlee is a spelling of Kenley, a name family that ranked #1,078 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,494 for Kenlee on its own. Together these spellings went to 209 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenley | 127 | #1,638 | 709 |
| Kenlee | 44 | #3,494 | 310 |
| Kenli | 11 | #9,168 | 64 |
| Kenly | 9 | #10,507 | 60 |
| Kenlie | 11 | #9,169 | 54 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kenlee?
44 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kenlee (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kenlee born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 191 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kenlee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kenlee?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Kenlee are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 8 and 17. That makes Kenlee a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kenlee by state
How common Kenlee was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 43 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kenlee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kenlee, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kenlee
How popular is the name Kenlee?
Kenlee was the 3494th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 1498th with 153 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,996 places. More babies were named Kenlee in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kenlee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kenlee in the US.
Where is Kenlee most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kenlee was most common in Kentucky (0.12 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arkansas and Alabama.