girls:
8.2k births since 1987
#1796 (69th percentile)
boys:
301 births since 1989
#4285 (7th percentile)
overall:
8.5k births since 1987
#2931 (62nd percentile)
The name Kensley is the #2,931 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 8,496 recorded births since 1987. This represents the 62.1% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 62.1% of all names). For girls, it ranks #1,796 (68.6% percentile) for all time with 8,195 births since 1987. For boys, it ranks #4,285 (6.5% percentile) for all time with 301 births since 1989.
Kensley first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1987 (1987 for girls and 1989 for boys).
The name Kensley has been given almost exclusively to girls, with 96.5% of all recorded births being female.
For girls, Kensley reached its peak popularity in 2018, achieving the 58.9% percentile (ranked #396) with 397 births per million. The name was most common in 2018, with 397 births per million (ranked 58.9% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2020, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Kensley ranks #601 for girls (36.6% percentile) with 213 births per million, which is 53.6% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Kensley reached its peak popularity in 2008, achieving the 1.3% percentile (ranked #895) with 8 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 9 births per million (ranked 1.2% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2019, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Kensley ranks #902 for boys (1.0% percentile) with 8 births per million, which is 89.5% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Kensley".
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Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Kensley. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 76.2% confident that Kensley is pronounced as KEH-nzlee, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is KIH-nzlee, at 14.3% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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