Kensly comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Germanic name meaning "royal meadow.".
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How popular is Kensly?
2018peak year
Kensly has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #7708), with about 16 babies named Kensly each year. In 2018, 28 babies received the name (ranked #4830). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 228.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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