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Kensley

Kensley holds the #741 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 367 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #454 in 2020 to #741 today. Its strongest year on record was 2018 (#424 nationally, 738 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1987. The name's biggest fan base is in Louisiana (#241 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#741
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#424
in 2018 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
367
girls named Kensley

Kensley popularity, 1880–2025

0.012%0.023%0.035%0.047%18801900192019401960198020002020#424 in 2018
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2018

Where Kensley is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kensley in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Kensley in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kensley in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kensley in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Kensley in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kensley in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Kensley in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kensley in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Kensley in 2025MN—Wisconsin: #791 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WI#791Michigan: #438 (19 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)MI#438New York: #902 (17 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#902Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Kensley in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kensley in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Kensley in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kensley in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kensley in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kensley in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Kensley in 2025IA—Illinois: #927 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#927Indiana: #815 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IN#815Ohio: #743 (12 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)OH#743Pennsylvania: #515 (20 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)PA#515New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Kensley in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Kensley in 2025CT—California: #1276 (19 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1276Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Kensley in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Kensley in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Kensley in 2025NE—Missouri: #516 (11 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)MO#516Kentucky: #570 (7 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)KY#570West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kensley in 2025WV—Virginia: #573 (13 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)VA#573Maryland: #400 (13 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)MD#400Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kensley in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Kensley in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kensley in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kensley in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kensley in 2025AR—Tennessee: #568 (13 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)TN#568North Carolina: #973 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#973South Carolina: #347 (14 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)SC#347District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kensley in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Kensley in 2025OK—Louisiana: #241 (18 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)LA#241Mississippi: #242 (11 girls, 0.12% of girls born 2025)MS#242Alabama: #247 (19 girls, 0.10% of girls born 2025)AL#247Georgia: #290 (35 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)GA#290Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kensley in 2025HI—Texas: #840 (35 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#840Florida: #825 (19 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#825
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Mississippi (#242), Louisiana (#241), Alabama (#247)

Uniqueness score

47/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Kensley in the most recent year of SSA data.

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