Girls' name · since 1986
Kensi
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 761 babies named Kensi, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,039 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,352 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 761
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kensi currently ranks #10352 among girls' names in America, with 761 babies recorded since 1986.
Kensi has 761 recorded births among girls since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10352 as of the latest data, more common than 40% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #9,039 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,352 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 761 born since 1986
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kensi ranks #9,039 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,352 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 761 born since 1986, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,039 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,352 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 761
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kensi's 761 recorded births place it above 87.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kensi compares
761 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Kensi's all-time total is 102% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kensi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 761 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 90 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kensi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kensi's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 86% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 14%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 90, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kensi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 90
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Kensi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (533 births, 70% of the file).
2010s was Kensi's strongest decade.
533 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Kensi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 49
1990s
49 births
- 2000s 45
2000s
45 births
- 2010s
2010s
533 births
- 2020s 123
2020s
123 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 533 births (70% of all-time use).
How Kensi 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 Kensi's total volume
Kensi by state
Where Kensi concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 42 | 5.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 22 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 17 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 16 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.7% |
42 of 761 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Kensi's data
- Kensi's decade-level peak was the 2010s (533 total births); usage has since declined to 123 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kensis (42 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Kensi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Kensi 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.