Given name

Kynlei

Kynlei is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Kynlei isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2009. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Kynlei through the years

Babies since 1880
199
0 boys · 199 girls
Most popular year
2011
19 babies
2025
9
#10,535 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−42%
Cooling
0510152025Highest share 20115.6
Kynlei in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2009–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,535 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 41.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 19 in 2011.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

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The ring: spellings.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Kynlei, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Kinnidy

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Keili

11Very rare

>99% girls

Modern

Kyleigh

“from the narrow channel”

46UncommonCooling

>99% girls

Modern

Kitara

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Kerrington

15Very rareCooling

9% boys · 91% girls

Modern

Canela

Canela is a feminine given name. It is used in Spanish.

11Very rare

>99% girls

Modern

Karleah

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Kynlei’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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