Kenley

A boy’s name of English and Welsh origin, ranked #5,208 in the US in 2025.

Rank in 2025: #5,208
Best ever: #1,247 in 1935
US births since 1880: 1,161
Born in 2025: 18
Trend: Stable last 10 years

Meaning

Chief hero
From the king's meadow

Also a girl’s name. See Kenley for girls — 7,290 recorded US births.

Births 1924–2025

Peak 45 in 2010. Stable over the last ten years.

Where in the US

TX664
FL358
CA339
NC326
OH324

Recorded births, states with 5+ per year only. State records cover 71% of this name's national total.

Other English names