Kensington*
#3,369 most common girls' name of all time · #5,747 across all names · 5% male / 95% female · used 1997–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among girls
#3,369
Rank overall
#5,747 of 105,966
First appeared
1997
Years on the list
29 of 146
All-time
3,112
Since 2016
1,482
Peak year
2015 #974
Best rank
#974 2015
Girls
Boys
peak 292/yr
Kensington first appears in 1997. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60 | — | 60 | #2,853 |
| 2024 | 77 | 9 | 86 | #2,380 |
| 2023 | 62 | 7 | 69 | #2,780 |
| 2022 | 71 | 6 | 77 | #2,523 |
| 2021 | 99 | 8 | 107 | #1,979 |
| 2020 | 136 | 8 | 144 | #1,557 |
| 2019 | 171 | 13 | 184 | #1,334 |
| 2018 | 211 | 18 | 229 | #1,154 |
| 2017 | 241 | 8 | 249 | #1,066 |
| 2016 | 264 | 13 | 277 | #1,004 |
| 2015 | 278 | 14 | 292 | #974 |
| 2014 | 230 | 6 | 236 | #1,109 |
| 2013 | 224 | 11 | 235 | #1,098 |
| 2012 | 152 | 7 | 159 | #1,490 |
| 2011 | 116 | 8 | 124 | #1,771 |
| 2010 | 114 | 8 | 122 | #1,808 |
| 2009 | 72 | 7 | 79 | #2,590 |
| 2008 | 53 | 6 | 59 | #3,216 |
| 2007 | 53 | — | 53 | #3,240 |
| 2006 | 47 | 5 | 52 | #3,465 |
| 2005 | 42 | — | 42 | #3,577 |
| 2004 | 26 | — | 26 | #5,050 |
| 2003 | 32 | — | 32 | #4,214 |
| 2002 | 24 | — | 24 | #5,082 |
| 2001 | 25 | — | 25 | #4,829 |
| 2000 | 25 | — | 25 | #4,789 |
| 1999 | 21 | — | 21 | #5,216 |
| 1998 | 17 | — | 17 | #6,070 |
| 1997 | 7 | — | 7 | #12,012 |