Kenli
Kenli District is a district of the city of Dongying, in northern Shandong province. The district includes the mouth of the Yellow River. As of 2019, Kenli District has a population of 238,900.
Meaning & Origin of Kenli
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kenli District is a district of the city of Dongying, in northern Shandong province. The district includes the mouth of the Yellow River. As of 2019, Kenli District has a population of 238,900.
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Origin & history
The Story of Kenli
Kenli first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1998, with 13 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 54 Kenlis were born — ranking #3,075 that year. As of 2026, Kenli ranks #8,790 for baby girls with 10 births, falling sharply (-40%). In total, more than 622 Kenlis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kenli
Kenli is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 622 births in the dataset. Kenli's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #3,075. Use the chart and map above to compare Kenli'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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