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Kensington Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Kensington?

The uncommon name Kensington was the 1,144th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Kensington, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Position 973, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 2015 with 278 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Kensington was less than 5, most recently in 1996.

Kensington, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1996-2015.

Kensington became more popular as a girls name in 1997.

Where is the name Kensington popularity headed?

Kensington's popularity is at a high point when measured against its most notable year.

The popularity trend for Kensington has been soaring upward for a while. however, the number of children named Kensington lately has remained about the same.

The name Kensington is used by only a select few and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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   Kensingt. (Girl)Kensingt. (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 211 1,144 16 5,629
2017 241 1,061 8 9,276
2016 264 1,000 12 6,933
2015 278 973 14 6,146
2014 230 1,106 6 11,451
2013 224 1,094 11 7,313
2012 151 1,493 7 10,272
2011 116 1,762 8 9,208
2010 114 1,802 8 9,253
2009 72 2,578 7 10,470
2008 53 3,185 6 11,862
2007 53 3,226 < 5 --
2006 47 3,442 5 13,090
2005 42 3,553 < 5 --
2004 26 5,004 < 5 --
2003 32 4,154 < 5 --
2002 24 4,994 < 5 --
2001 25 4,766 < 5 --
2000 25 4,721 < 5 --
1999 21 5,125 < 5 --
1998 17 5,940 < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.