Feminine dossier · first seen 1997
Kensington
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2015
Peak era
2015
Peak births
278
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Kensington
How many people are named Kensington?
An estimated 2,921 living Americans are named Kensington.
How rare is Kensington?
Kensington is uncommon among babies today, with 60 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 78.4% from its 2015 peak.
How old is the typical Kensington?
The median age of a living American named Kensington is approximately 11 years, with most bearers falling between 8 and 14 years old.
Is Kensington still popular?
Not especially. Kensington has been declining since its 2015 peak and registered 60 births in 2025.
Where is Kensington most common?
Kensington has its strongest geographic signal in Ohio, where it appears 2.2× more often than the national baseline.
1997Peak 20152025
Peak year
2015
Decline from peak
78.4%
2025
60
All-time
2,950
Where it lives now
Kensington is most concentrated in Ohio — about 2.2× the national rate in the 2010s. It also runs high in Michigan and Virginia.
States where Kensington is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.