Kensington is an uncommon girls' name that peaked in 2015 and has since faded.
Kensington is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,839 for girl births in the United States (and #4,992 across all names), given to 60 babies. Kensington was first reported in SSA data in 1997 and peaked in 2015 (278 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60 | 60 | #2,839 | — |
| 2024 | 86 | 86 | #2,375 | #8,681 |
| 2023 | 69 | 69 | #2,776 | #10,273 |
| 2022 | 77 | 77 | #2,518 | #11,631 |
| 2021 | 107 | 107 | #1,976 | #9,285 |
| 2020 | 144 | 144 | #1,556 | #9,165 |
| 2019 | 184 | 184 | #1,336 | #6,613 |
| 2018 | 229 | 229 | #1,154 | #5,213 |
| 2017 | 249 | 249 | #1,065 | #9,312 |
| 2016 | 277 | 277 | #1,001 | #6,544 |
| 2015 | 292 | 292 | #974 | #6,160 |
| 2014 | 236 | 236 | #1,108 | #11,470 |
| 2013 | 235 | 235 | #1,095 | #7,320 |
| 2012 | 159 | 159 | #1,489 | #10,291 |
| 2011 | 124 | 124 | #1,763 | #9,215 |
| 2010 | 122 | 122 | #1,805 | #9,265 |
| 2009 | 79 | 79 | #2,582 | #10,479 |
| 2008 | 59 | 59 | #3,190 | #11,875 |
| 2007 | 53 | 53 | #3,229 | — |
| 2006 | 52 | 52 | #3,445 | #13,097 |
| 2005 | 42 | 42 | #3,557 | — |
| 2004 | 26 | 26 | #5,006 | — |
| 2003 | 32 | 32 | #4,155 | — |
| 2002 | 24 | 24 | #5,001 | — |
| 2001 | 25 | 25 | #4,767 | — |
| 2000 | 25 | 25 | #4,722 | — |
| 1999 | 21 | 21 | #5,126 | — |
| 1998 | 17 | 17 | #5,942 | — |
| 1997 | 7 | — | #11,448 | — |