Girls' name · since 2000
Kenslie
Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 608 babies named Kenslie, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,460 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,665 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 608
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kenslie is the #5665 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 608 recorded since 2000.
Social Security Administration records show Kenslie recorded 608 times among girls since 2000, holding rank #5665 nationally today, ahead of 67% 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 2000 to 2025.
- #10,460 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,665 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 608 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenslie ranks #10,460 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,665 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 608 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,460 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,665 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 608
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kenslie's 608 recorded births place it above 85.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kenslie compares
608 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Kenslie's all-time total is 62% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kenslie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 608 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kenslie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kenslie splits its recorded history at 2014: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2000 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 49 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kenslie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Currently ranks #5665 among girls.
608 total births across 26 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2017 with 49 births in a single year.
Kenslie by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (370 births, 61% of the file).
2010s was Kenslie's strongest decade.
370 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Kenslie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 71
2000s
71 births
- 2010s
2010s
370 births
- 2020s
2020s
167 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 370 births (61% of all-time use).
Kenslie decade highlights
- Peak decade 370 births
- Runner-up 167 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Kenslie 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 Kenslie's total volume
Kenslie by state
Where Kenslie concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 32 | 5.3% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 26 | 4.3% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.8% |
32 of 608 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 5.3% of nationwide
- Georgia 4.3% of nationwide
- North Carolina 1.0% of nationwide
- Alabama 0.8% of nationwide
- Florida 0.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 6 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 5.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Kenslie's data
- Kenslie's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (370 total births) through the 2020s (167) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kenslies (32 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 Kenslie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Kenslie 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.
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