Feminine dossier · first seen 1997

Kensington

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Kensington
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2015

Peak era

2015

Peak rank proxy

278

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Alpha

1997Peak 20152024

Peak year

2015

Decline from peak

72.7%

2024

All-time

2,889

Kensington is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2015, when 278 girls were named Kensington.

In 2024, only 76 girls were given the name.

Down 72.7% from its peak.

All told, about 2,889 Americans have been named Kensington and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1997.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2015

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