US rank #3204 Girls' name Peak 2018 918 births

Kensleigh — #3204 US girls' name

918 babies named Kensleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s482010s5692020s296
#3204
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 82% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Kensleigh was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

80 babies were named Kensleigh in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kensleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 918 babies named Kensleigh between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kensleigh currently holds the #3204 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 80 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kensleigh performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 569 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kensleigh shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 78 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Kensleigh in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kensleigh 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 918 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.

Kensleigh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

918

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2018

80 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,204

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kensleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
80
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
020406080100 20242021201820152012200920061999 5

Kensleigh by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
569 births that decade — 62% of Kensleigh's all-time total
1990s52000s482010s5692020s296

Kensleigh by state

Where Kensleigh concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kensleigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
78 8.5%
#2 Texas
77 8.4%
#3 North Carolina
33 3.6%
#4 Alabama
32 3.5%
#5 Mississippi
28 3.1%
#6 Louisiana
27 2.9%
#7 Tennessee
26 2.8%
#8 Florida
23 2.5%
Georgia share of Kensleigh's total US births 8.5%
Even split

78 of 918 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Kensleigh appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kensleigh?
918 babies have been named Kensleigh since 1999. It currently ranks #3204 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 80 births.
When was Kensleigh most popular?
Kensleigh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 569 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Kensleigh most popular?
The top states for the name Kensleigh are Georgia (78 births), Texas (77 births), North Carolina (33 births).
How long has the name Kensleigh been used?
Kensleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kensleigh?
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, 1999–2024 (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.