Kenley
Kenley is a suburb within the London Borough of Croydon. It is located 13 miles (21 km) south of Charing Cross and within the southern boundary of London, England. Surrounded by the Metropolitan Green Belt on three sides, it includes the large open spaces of Kenley Common and Kenley Aerodrome.
Meaning & Origin of Kenley
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kenley is a suburb within the London Borough of Croydon. It is located 13 miles (21 km) south of Charing Cross and within the southern boundary of London, England. Surrounded by the Metropolitan Green Belt on three sides, it includes the large open spaces of Kenley Common and Kenley Aerodrome.
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The Story of Kenley
As a girl name
Kenley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1978, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 614 Kenleys were born — ranking #499 that year. As of 2026, Kenley ranks #1,539 for girls with 139 births, falling sharply (-41%). In total, more than 7K Kenleys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kenley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1924, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 45 Kenleys were born — ranking #2,682 that year. As of 2026, Kenley ranks #5,504 for boys with 17 births, holding steady (+0%). In total, more than 1K Kenleys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kenley
Kenley is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Kenley's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #494. Use the chart and map above to compare Kenley's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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