unisex name
Kensy
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 332
Kensy is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 85% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2022, when 14 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1991.
Kensy over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 24 |
| 2000s | 36 |
| 2010s | 59 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 58 |
How popular is Kensy?
In 2025, Kensy was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Kensy 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 Kensy
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kensy also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kensy over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kensy
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kensy — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kensy
How popular is the name Kensy?
In 2025, Kensy was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kensy a girl's or a boy's name?
Kensy is used for both girls and boys. About 85% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Kensy most popular?
Kensy peaked in 2022, when 14 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Kensy a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kensy currently ranks #15,849 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.