girl's name

Kensey

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 942

Kensey is a girl's name. In 2024 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1996, when 38 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1980.

Kensey over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

287
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Kensey by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 131
1990s 244
2000s 287
2010s 235
2020s (to 2024) 28

How popular is Kensey?

In 2024, Kensey was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Kensey is used

Canada #2,351 8 in 2011
England & Wales #4,263 3 in 1998
United States #12,321 7 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Kensey

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Kensey also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kensey over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Kensey

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kensey — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Kensey

How popular is the name Kensey?

In 2024, Kensey was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Kensey a girl's or a boy's name?

Kensey is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Kensey most popular?

Kensey peaked in 1996, when 38 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.