Kensi
Kensi was the 10509th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 2133rd with 90 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 7,683 places. More babies were named Kensi in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Kenzie) short for Mackenzie, 'son of Coinneach' · Scottish Gaelic
- Rank in 2025
- #10,509 girls, down 7,146 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201490 babies
- Total since 1880
- 761babies recorded
What does the name Kensi mean?
Kensi is a spelling of Kenzie, pronounced the same way, so it shares Kenzie's meaning and origin.
Kenzie is a short form of Mackenzie, used for girls and boys. Mackenzie is a Scottish surname from Gaelic MacCoinnich, son of Coinneach. Wiktionary explains the odd z: in older Scots the surname was written with the letter yogh (ȝ), which looked like z and was later read that way. Coinneach is the source of the name Kenneth, and Wiktionary connects it with the saint's name Cainnech, literally "handsome." So Kenzie means "son of the handsome one" at two removes.
MacCoinnich (Scottish Gaelic, “son of Coinneach”)Cainnech (Old Irish, “handsome”)
How sure is this? Probable. Wiktionary only. Kenneth also anglicizes a second Gaelic name (Cináed), so 'handsome' applies only to the Coinneach line.
Related names: Mackenzie, McKenzie, Makenzie, Kenzi, Kenneth.
See also: Scottish names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kenzie' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Mackenzie' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kenneth' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Kensi popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,509 | 9 |
| 2020 | #3,363 | 46 |
| 2010 | #6,512 | 20 |
| 2000 | #16,318 | 5 |
| 1990 | #9,700 | 8 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kensi, counting every spelling?
Kensi is a spelling of Kenzie, a name family that ranked #624 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #10,509 for Kensi on its own. Together these spellings went to 468 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenzie | 371 | #736 | 2,645 |
| Kenzi | 47 | #3,323 | 387 |
| Kensie | 19 | #6,226 | 122 |
| Kenzy | 17 | #6,693 | 106 |
| Kensi | 9 | #10,509 | 77 |
| Kensy | 5 | #16,141 | 51 |
| Kenzee | — | — | 29 |
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 Kensi?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kensi (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kensi 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 930 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kensi.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kensi?
About 800 people born in the US named Kensi are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 8 and 14. That makes Kensi 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kensi: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kensi, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kensi
What does Kensi mean?
Kensi is a spelling of Kenzie, which means “short for Mackenzie, 'son of Coinneach'” (Scottish Gaelic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Kensi?
Kensi was the 10509th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 2133rd with 90 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 7,683 places. More babies were named Kensi in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kensi a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kensi in the US.