How Many People Are Named Kenly?
An estimated 623 people in the United States have the first name Kenly. It is used for both genders, with 84.4% female. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Kenly peaked in popularity in 2015 with 45 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kenly as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kenly paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
623
About 1 in 550,167 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
84.4% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2015
45 births
Total Registered
630
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kenly
Kenly is predominantly female (84.4%), though 98 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kenly as a male name
Ranked #9,418 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (9 births)
Kenly as a female name
Ranked #7,755 in 2024
14 female births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (40 births)
Kenly: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kenly span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 304 babies were registered. Kenly has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kenly by Decade
How has Kenly tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kenly by State
Kenly + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kenly as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kenly
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kenly: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kenly?
We estimate approximately 623 people named Kenly are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 550,167 Americans share this first name.
Is Kenly a common name?
Kenly is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 630 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kenly most popular?
Kenly reached peak popularity in 2015, when 45 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kenly is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kenly a female name?
Kenly is predominantly female. 84.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kenly Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kenly Smith, Kenly Johnson, Kenly Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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