US rank #13951 Girls' name Peak 2014 752 births

Kensi — #13951 US girls' name

752 babies named Kensi in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s492000s452010s5332020s114
#13951
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 21% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Kensi was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

90 babies were named Kensi in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kensi

The Social Security Administration has registered 752 babies named Kensi between 1986 and 2024, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kensi currently holds the #13951 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 90 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kensi performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 533 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kensi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 42 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Kensi in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kensi in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 752 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kensi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

752

Since 1986

39 years of records

Peak year

2014

90 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#13,951

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1986

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kensi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1986

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
90
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
020406080100 202420202016201220082003199619901986 5

Kensi by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
533 births that decade — 71% of Kensi's all-time total
1980s111990s492000s452010s5332020s114

Kensi by state

Where Kensi concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kensi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
42 5.6%
#2 Texas
22 2.9%
#3 Florida
17 2.3%
#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%
California share of Kensi's total US births 5.6%
Even split

42 of 752 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kensi?
752 babies have been named Kensi since 1986. It currently ranks #13951 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 90 births.
When was Kensi most popular?
Kensi was most popular in the 2010s decade with 533 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Kensi most popular?
The top states for the name Kensi are California (42 births), Texas (22 births), Florida (17 births).
How long has the name Kensi been used?
Kensi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 39 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kensi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kendra, Kennedy, Kendall, Kenya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1986–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.