Gender
Origin
- English
- from the kings meadow
Pronunciation
k(e)-nley, ken-ley
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #2677, 45 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5208, 18 births)
- Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #498, 613 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1631, 127 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | 127 |
| 2024 | 13 | 148 |
| 2023 | 28 | 144 |
| 2022 | 25 | 144 |
| 2021 | 19 | 146 |
| 2020 | 22 | 173 |
| 2019 | 23 | 245 |
| 2018 | 20 | 280 |
| 2017 | 17 | 368 |
| 2016 | 22 | 369 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #1241, 20 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3239, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #4835, 4 births); most recent 2021 (rank #5579, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | – |
| 2024 | 5 | – |
| 2023 | 4 | – |
| 2022 | 8 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | 3 |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | 8 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | 3 |
| 2016 | 8 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #3315, 6 births); most recent 2022 (rank #5010, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2014 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #548, 4 births); most recent 2012 (rank #669, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #546, 6 births); most recent 2014 (rank #653, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence