Kensley is an uncommon girls' name that peaked in 2018 and has grown less common since.
Kensley is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #742 among girls (367) and #5,729 among boys (16) — overall #1,422 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 383 | 383 | #742 | #5,729 |
| 2024 | 397 | 397 | #745 | #5,172 |
| 2023 | 388 | 388 | #754 | #6,360 |
| 2022 | 501 | 501 | #614 | #5,754 |
| 2021 | 554 | 554 | #563 | #7,888 |
| 2020 | 696 | 696 | #454 | #5,580 |
| 2019 | 669 | 669 | #477 | #6,614 |
| 2018 | 749 | 749 | #424 | #7,394 |
| 2017 | 662 | 662 | #480 | #6,199 |
| 2016 | 607 | 607 | #523 | #6,948 |
| 2015 | 454 | 454 | #639 | #9,187 |
| 2014 | 494 | 494 | #606 | #6,162 |
| 2013 | 459 | 459 | #636 | #5,538 |
| 2012 | 393 | 393 | #729 | #6,504 |
| 2011 | 331 | 331 | #830 | #6,819 |
| 2010 | 256 | 256 | #1,043 | #5,617 |
| 2009 | 198 | 198 | #1,316 | #6,288 |
| 2008 | 190 | 190 | #1,383 | #5,378 |
| 2007 | 137 | 137 | #1,685 | #11,706 |
| 2006 | 91 | 91 | #2,337 | #7,744 |
| 2005 | 72 | 72 | #2,592 | #10,831 |
| 2004 | 83 | 83 | #2,318 | #8,563 |
| 2003 | 72 | 72 | #2,454 | #11,890 |
| 2002 | 75 | 75 | #2,342 | #10,089 |
| 2001 | 51 | 51 | #2,861 | — |
| 2000 | 41 | 41 | #3,305 | — |
| 1999 | 33 | 33 | #3,672 | — |
| 1998 | 46 | 46 | #3,261 | #7,233 |
| 1997 | 44 | — | #3,268 | #6,967 |
| 1996 | 34 | — | #3,887 | #8,495 |
| 1995 | 23 | — | #5,320 | #9,633 |
| 1994 | 23 | — | #5,858 | #7,390 |
| 1993 | 13 | — | #6,839 | — |
| 1992 | 11 | — | #7,776 | — |
| 1991 | 14 | — | #6,423 | — |
| 1990 | 13 | — | #9,701 | #8,849 |
| 1989 | 14 | — | #9,172 | #7,457 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #11,043 | — |
| 1987 | 8 | — | #8,356 | — |