Girls' name · since 2004
Kensli
458 babies named Kensli in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,496 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,203 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 458
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kensli currently ranks #8203 among girls' names in America, with 458 babies recorded since 2004.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kensli has been recorded 458 times among girls since 2004, currently ranked #8203 nationally and more common than 53% 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 2004 to 2025.
- #12,496 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,203 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 458 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kensli ranks #12,496 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,203 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 458 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,496 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,203 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 458
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kensli's 458 recorded births place it above 82.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Kensli compares
458 Top 47% higher than 53% 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
Kensli's all-time total is 22% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kensli | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 458 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kensli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kensli's full recorded timeline at 2016, 77% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 23% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 61 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kensli popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Kensli by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (283 births, 62% of the file).
2010s was Kensli's strongest decade.
283 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Kensli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
283 births
- 2020s
2020s
158 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 283 births (62% of all-time use).
Kensli by state
Where Kensli concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 38 | 8.3% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 28 | 6.1% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 1.1% |
38 of 458 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Kensli's data
- Kensli's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (283 total births) through the 2020s (158) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kenslis (38 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 Kensli: 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 (~21 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, 2004–2025 (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 Kensli 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.