The first name Kensley
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name transferred from the surname.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Kensley last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 4 boys.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Kensley with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Kensley at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 367 girls born in the United States were named Kensley, the 742nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2018, when 738 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- How popular is the name Kensley?
- In 2024, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Kensley, ranking 4,270th.
- Is Kensley a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 96% of the 9,285 US babies named Kensley since 1880 were girls.
- When was Kensley most popular?
- 2018 in the United States, when 738 babies were named Kensley, its highest rank at 424th.