Girl’s name · English

Kenleigh

How to say it: KEN-lee · /ˈkɛnli/

Modern American respelling of Kenley (English place-name) - invented -leigh spelling rising for girls in 2010s.

Kenleigh was the 2,203rd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 53 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 66% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #3,303 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#2,203for girls in 2025
1 in 62,553US babies
53born in 2025
#3,303projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Kenleigh
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#2,203
Babies born in 202553
Share of births1 in 62,553
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years−66%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#3,303

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Kenleigh is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 82 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

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Nicknames

  • Ken
  • Kenny
  • Leigh

Honouring a Kenleigh in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Kenleigh is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English.

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