Is Hensley a boy or girl name?
Hensley is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 82 girls and 7 boys were named Hensley, so 92.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 91.8% of the 2,121 US babies named Hensley were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #10,239
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,269
- Babies named Hensley since 1916
- 2,121
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 226 babies
Boys and girls named Hensley, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1990s | 6 | 11 | 64.7% |
| 2000s | 23 | 109 | 82.6% |
| 2010s | 85 | 1,115 | 92.9% |
| 2020s | 37 | 712 | 95.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #10,239 | 82 | #2,269 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,036 |
| 2022 | 16 | #5,710 | 138 | #1,549 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,412 | 175 | #1,297 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,760 | 221 | #1,108 |
| 2019 | 8 | #9,193 | 197 | #1,194 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,147 | 208 | #1,160 |
| 2017 | 7 | #10,092 | 174 | #1,336 |
| 2016 | 7 | #10,045 | 164 | #1,414 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,691 | 115 | #1,817 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,387 | 90 | #2,132 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,216 | 53 | #3,094 |
| 2012 | 7 | #10,098 | 46 | #3,490 |
| 2011 | 7 | #10,007 | 39 | #3,868 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,957 | 29 | #4,897 |
| 2009 | 5 | #13,168 | 28 | #5,136 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,571 | 20 | #6,648 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 10 | #11,134 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,161 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,398 |
| 2004 | 7 | #9,284 | 10 | #10,186 |
| 2003 | 5 | #11,531 | 6 | #14,519 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,495 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,789 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,018 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,240 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,819 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,561 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,444 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,740 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,667 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Hensley reached #3,561 in 1931. As a girl name, it reached #1,108 in 2020. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Hensley
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.