Girls' name · since 1978
Kensie
Kensie has 1,051 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,255 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,182 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,051
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kensie is the #6182 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,051 recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kensie has been recorded 1,051 times among girls since 1978, currently ranked #6182 nationally and more common than 64% 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 1978 to 2025.
- #7,255 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,182 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,051 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kensie ranks #7,255 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,182 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,051 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,255 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,182 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,051
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kensie's 1,051 recorded births place it above 89.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kensie compares
1,051 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Kensie's all-time total is 180% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kensie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,051 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 80 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kensie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kensie's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 80, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kensie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 80
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Kensie by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (578 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Kensie's strongest decade.
578 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Kensie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 29
1980s
29 births
- 1990s 128
1990s
128 births
- 2000s 157
2000s
157 births
- 2010s
2010s
578 births
- 2020s 152
2020s
152 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 578 births (55% of all-time use).
How Kensie 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 Kensie's total volume
Kensie by state
Where Kensie concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 89 | 8.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 53 | 5.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 16 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.5% |
89 of 1,051 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Kensie appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kensie's data
- Kensie's decade-level peak was the 2010s (578 total births); usage has since declined to 152 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kensies (89 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kensie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Kensie 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.