Kensley

Origin: English
Meaning of Kensley
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Gender: Girl

First Name
5k
in the U.S.
since 1880

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<100
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909 Kenzley
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105 Kensly
749 Kenslee
476 Kensleigh
181 Kenzli
355 Kenslie
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Kensley Pronunciations

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	95%	Automated Female (English)
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	86%	User from Michigan, U.S.
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	83%	Automated Male (English)
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Meaning and Origin

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Origin and Meaning of Kensley

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A submission from Nebraska, United States says the name Kensley means "Bright and independent" and is of English origin.
A user from New York, United States says the name Kensley is of American origin and means "Happy, light spirited!".
According to a user from North Carolina, United States, the name Kensley means "Deteirmined, independent".

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A female given name

Notable Persons Named Kensley

Kensley Reece

Kensley was born on June 26th, 1945 in Barbados.

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Kensley Maloney

Kensley Maloney is a sports team member for the Reading Town F.C.

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born
1987	8	8	0
1988	6	6	0
1989	14	8	6
1990	13	8	5
1991	14	14	0
1992	11	11	0
1993	13	13	0
1994	23	16	7
1995	23	18	5
1996	34	28	6
1997	44	36	8
1998	46	38	8
1999	33	33	0
2000	41	41	0
2001	51	51	0
2002	75	69	6
2003	72	67	5
2004	83	75	8
2005	72	66	6
2006	90	80	10
2007	137	131	6
2008	190	173	17
2009	197	183	14
2010	256	240	16
2011	331	319	12
2012	393	380	13
2013	459	443	16
2014	494	480	14
2015	453	445	8
2016	606	594	12
2017	657	643	14

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International Interest for Kensley

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Popularity of Kensley as a first name

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Fun Facts about the name Kensley

How Popular is the name Kensley? Kensley is the 3,817^th most popular name of all time.
How many people with the first name Kensley have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2017, the Social Security Administration has recorded 4,939 babies born with the first name Kensley in the United States. That's more than enough people named Kensley to occupy the territory of Montserrat (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 4,922 (as of May 12, 2011).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Kensley? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1987 when it was given as a first name to 8 new born babies.
When was Kensley first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Kensley is Tuesday, December 23rd, 1913.
What year had the most people named Kensley born? The highest recorded use of the first name Kensley was in 2017 with a total of 643 babies.
Random Kensley Factoid: According to the 2013 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Kensley ranks 94^th in popularity as a baby girl's name in Alabama. Imagine that, 46 babies in Alabama have the same name as you in 2013.
Weird things about the name Kensley: Your name in reverse order is Yelsnek. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Kenleys. How do you pronounce that?

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Sources:
U.S. Census Bureau: Frequently Occurring Surnames from the Census 2000 (public domain).
U.S. Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names, Death Master File (public domain).
Wiktionary: Titles and License.
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