Girls' name · since 1987
Kensley
8,948 babies named Kensley in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,799 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #742 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,948
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kensley currently ranks #742 among girls' names in America, with 8,948 babies recorded since 1987.
Social Security Administration records show Kensley recorded 8,948 times among girls since 1987, holding rank #742 nationally today, ahead of 96% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #1,799 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #742 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,948 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kensley ranks #1,799 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #742 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,948 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,799 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #742 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,948
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kensley's 8,948 recorded births place it above 97.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kensley compares
8,948 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Kensley's all-time total is 24x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kensley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,948 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 738 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kensley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kensley's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 93% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 7%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 738, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kensley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 738
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Kensley popularity over time - boys
337 total births recorded since 1989 (Kensley as boys' name)
Kensley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (4,945 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Kensley's strongest decade.
4,945 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Kensley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s 215
1990s
215 births
- 2000s 938
2000s
938 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,945 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,828 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,945 births (55% of all-time use).
How Kensley 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 Kensley's total volume
Kensley by state
Where Kensley concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 804 | 9.0% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 683 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 587 | 6.6% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 499 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 453 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 442 | 4.9% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 373 | 4.2% |
| #8 | California | | 333 | 3.7% |
804 of 8,948 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Kensley appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kensley's data
- Kensley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (4,945 total births) through the 2020s (2,828) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kensleys (804 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kensley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Kensley 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.