Girls' name · since 2008
Kenslei
Kenslei has 306 recorded births since 2008 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,731 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,403 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 306
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kenslei is the #7403 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 306 recorded since 2008.
Kenslei has 306 recorded births among girls since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7403 as of the latest data, more common than 57% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #15,731 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,403 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 306 born since 2008
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenslei ranks #15,731 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,403 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 306 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.
- #15,731 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,403 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 306
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kenslei's 306 recorded births place it above 78.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Kenslei compares
306 45th percentile among 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
Kenslei's all-time total is 19% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kenslei | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 306 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kenslei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kenslei's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kenslei popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Kenslei by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (158 births, 52% of the file).
2020s was Kenslei's strongest decade.
158 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Kenslei births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
142 births
- 2020s
2020s
158 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 158 births (52% of all-time use).
Kenslei by state
Where Kenslei concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 16 | 5.2% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 6 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 5 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.6% |
16 of 306 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Texas records the most Kensleis (16 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Kenslei: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Kenslei 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.