Is Kensington a boy or girl name?
Kensington is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 76 girls and 8 boys were named Kensington, so 90.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 94.7% of the 3,050 US babies named Kensington were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #9,419
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,389
- Babies named Kensington since 1997
- 3,050
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 292 babies
Boys and girls named Kensington, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #9,419 | 76 | #2,389 |
| 2023 | 7 | #10,266 | 62 | #2,771 |
| 2022 | 6 | #11,624 | 71 | #2,518 |
| 2021 | 8 | #9,283 | 99 | #1,974 |
| 2020 | 8 | #9,153 | 136 | #1,555 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,611 | 171 | #1,335 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,211 | 211 | #1,154 |
| 2017 | 8 | #9,307 | 241 | #1,065 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,542 | 264 | #1,001 |
| 2015 | 14 | #6,157 | 278 | #974 |
| 2014 | 6 | #11,470 | 230 | #1,108 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,319 | 224 | #1,095 |
| 2012 | 7 | #10,289 | 152 | #1,489 |
| 2011 | 8 | #9,215 | 116 | #1,763 |
| 2010 | 8 | #9,262 | 114 | #1,805 |
| 2009 | 7 | #10,479 | 72 | #2,581 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,873 | 53 | #3,188 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,229 |
| 2006 | 5 | #13,094 | 47 | #3,445 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,557 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,006 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,155 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,000 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,767 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,722 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,125 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,942 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,448 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kensington reached #5,211 in 2018. As a girl name, it reached #974 in 2015. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kensington
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.