Meadow of the River Kent or border land
A modern English surname-name likely derived from the River Kent in Cumbria, England, combined with the Old English suffix 'leah', meaning a meadow or clearing. It may also function as a variant of Kent, referring to the coastal county in Southeast England.
Less common today
Kentley isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,655 in 2013.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).