Unisex name · since 2006
Kensly
Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 238 babies named Kensly, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,076 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,386 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 238
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
238 babies have been named Kensly since 2006, making it today's #7386 unisex name.
Kensly has 238 recorded births among girls since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7386 as of the latest data, more common than 57% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #18,076 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,386 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 238 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kensly ranks #18,076 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,386 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 238 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,076 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,386 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 238
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kensly's 238 recorded births place it above 74.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Kensly compares
238 40th 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
Kensly's all-time total is 37% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kensly | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 238 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kensly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kensly splits its recorded history at 2016: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2006 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kensly popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Kensly popularity over time - boys
12 total births recorded since 2002 (Kensly as boys' name)
Kensly by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (128 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Kensly's strongest decade.
128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Kensly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
- 2010s
2010s
128 births
- 2020s
2020s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 128 births (54% of all-time use).
Kensly by state
Where Kensly concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.1% |
5 of 238 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kensly's data
- Kensly's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (128 total births) through the 2020s (89) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kenslys (5 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 Kensly: 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 (~19 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, 2006–2025 (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 Kensly 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.