Unisex name · since 1995
Hensley
2,038 babies named Hensley in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,653 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,072 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,038
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hensley currently ranks #2072 among unisex names in America, with 2,038 babies recorded since 1995.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hensley has been recorded 2,038 times among girls since 1995, currently ranked #2072 nationally and more common than 88% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #4,653 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,072 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,038 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hensley ranks #4,653 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,072 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,038 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,653 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,072 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,038
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hensley's 2,038 recorded births place it above 93.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Hensley compares
2,038 Top 22% higher than 78% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hensley's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hensley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,038 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 221 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hensley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hensley's full recorded timeline at 2012, 91% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 9% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 221 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hensley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 221
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Hensley popularity over time - boys
179 total births recorded since 1916 (Hensley as boys' name)
Hensley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,115 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Hensley's strongest decade.
1,115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Hensley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 109
2000s
109 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,115 births
- 2020s
2020s
803 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,115 births (55% of all-time use).
How Hensley compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Hensley's total volume
Hensley by state
Where Hensley concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 194 | 9.5% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 122 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 78 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 75 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 74 | 3.6% |
| #6 | California | | 61 | 3.0% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 54 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 54 | 2.6% |
194 of 2,038 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Hensley appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hensley's data
- Hensley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,115 total births) through the 2020s (803) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Hensleys (194 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hensley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~30 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1995–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hensley draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.