Is Kenly a boy or girl name?

Kenly is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 644 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 84.0% were girls and 16.0% were boys.

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Kenly

Recorded 1981–2025 · United States

Kenly was most popular in 2015, when 45 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,993 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,918, with 14 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 644 people named Kenly.

Kenly over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kenly’s peak in 2015. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kenly a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kenly is mostly a girl’s name — 84.0% of the 644 Americans given it were girls and 16.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 83% girls and 17% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org