Feminine dossier · first seen 1978
Kenley
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2012
Peak era
2012
Peak births
614
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Kenley
How many people are named Kenley?
An estimated 7,211 living Americans are named Kenley.
How rare is Kenley?
Kenley is uncommon among babies today, with 127 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 79.3% from its 2012 peak.
How old is the typical Kenley?
The median age of a living American named Kenley is approximately 13 years, with most bearers falling between 10 and 16 years old.
Is Kenley still popular?
Not especially. Kenley has been declining since its 2012 peak and registered 127 births in 2025.
Where is Kenley most common?
Kenley has its strongest geographic signal in Alabama, where it appears 4.9× more often than the national baseline.
1978Peak 20122025
Peak year
2012
Decline from peak
79.3%
2025
127
All-time
7,290
Where it lives now
Kenley is most concentrated in Iowa — about 3.1× the national rate in the 2010s. It also runs high in Nebraska.
States where Kenley is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.