Hensley
Hensley was the 2071st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 91 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 1108th with 221 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 253 places. More babies were named Hensley in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,071 girls, down 963 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 91girls
- Girls and boys
- 94% girls, 6% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2020221 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,217babies recorded
Hensley popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,071 | #12,712 | 91 | 5 |
| 2020 | #1,108 | #12,766 | 221 | 5 |
| 2010 | #4,897 | #12,958 | 29 | 5 |
| 2000 | #13,789 | — | 6 | — |
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How popular is Hensley, counting every spelling?
Hensley is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,726 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,071 for Hensley on its own. Together these spellings went to 101 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hensley | 91 | #2,071 | 582 |
| Henslee | 10 | #9,699 | 95 |
| Henzley | — | — | 37 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Hensley?
91 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hensley (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Hensley born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 92 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hensley.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hensley?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Hensley are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 5 and 10. That makes Hensley a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Hensley by state
How common Hensley was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arkansas (6.1×), Tennessee (3.0×), Indiana (3.0×), Ohio (1.6×). In 34 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Hensley: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hensley, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Hensley
How popular is the name Hensley?
Hensley was the 2071st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 91 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 1108th with 221 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 253 places. More babies were named Hensley in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Hensley a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 94% girls, 6% boys given the name Hensley in the US.
Where is Hensley most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hensley was most common in Arkansas (0.43 per 1,000 girls), followed by Tennessee and Indiana.