Kenzel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KEN-zel
- Origin
- Modern
Kenzel is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Kenzel come from?
Modern: modern name, perhaps from Kenzie or Kendall
Is Kenzel a girl's or a boy's name?
Kenzel is a boys' name.
How popular is Kenzel in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the boys named Kenzel in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kenzel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,319 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
Names like Kenzel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Axel, Kyler, Kalel, Kyson, Jaylen, Kayson, Kayden, Gael, Kylan, Jayden, Daxton, Noah
More Modern names
Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn, Ailani
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kenzel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kenzel, updated 20 October 2026.