US rank #6233 Girls' name Peak 2012 1,032 births

Kensie — #6233 US girls' name

1,032 babies named Kensie in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s291990s1282000s1572010s5782020s133
#6233
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 65% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Kensie was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

80 babies were named Kensie in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kensie

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,032 babies named Kensie between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kensie currently holds the #6233 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 80 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kensie performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 578 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kensie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 89 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Kensie in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kensie 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 1,032 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.

Kensie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,032

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2012

80 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,233

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kensie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
80
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
020406080100 202420192014200920041999199419891978 7

Kensie by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
578 births that decade — 56% of Kensie's all-time total
1970s71980s291990s1282000s1572010s5782020s133

Kensie by state

Where Kensie concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kensie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
89 8.6%
#2 Texas
53 5.1%
#3 New York
16 1.6%
#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%
California share of Kensie's total US births 8.6%
Even split

89 of 1,032 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Kensie appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kensie?
1,032 babies have been named Kensie since 1978. It currently ranks #6233 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 80 births.
When was Kensie most popular?
Kensie was most popular in the 2010s decade with 578 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Kensie most popular?
The top states for the name Kensie are California (89 births), Texas (53 births), New York (16 births).
How long has the name Kensie been used?
Kensie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kensie?
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, 1978–2024 (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.