girl's name
Kensley
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 9,723
the United States
#741
2025 births
Kensley is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 383 babies in the United States, ranking #741. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2018, when 749 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 8,656 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1987.
Kensley 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 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 28 |
| 1990s | 254 |
| 2000s | 1,010 |
| 2010s | 5,074 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,919 |
How popular is Kensley?
In 2025, Kensley was given to 383 babies in the United States, ranking #741 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Kensley is used
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 Kensley
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kensley also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kensley over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kensley
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kensley — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kensley
How popular is the name Kensley?
In 2025, Kensley was given to 383 babies in the United States, ranking #741 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Kensley a girl's or a boy's name?
Kensley is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kensley most popular?
Kensley peaked in 2018, when 749 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Kensley a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kensley currently ranks #741 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.