Kensie
Kensie was the 6226th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 2348th with 80 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,557 places. More babies were named Kensie in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Kenzie) short for Mackenzie, 'son of Coinneach' · Scottish Gaelic
- Rank in 2025
- #6,226 girls, down 1,732 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 19girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201280 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,051babies recorded
What does the name Kensie mean?
Kensie 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)
Kensie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,226 | 19 |
| 2020 | #4,494 | 30 |
| 2010 | #2,997 | 57 |
| 2000 | #6,996 | 15 |
| 1990 | #5,687 | 16 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kensie, counting every spelling?
Kensie is a spelling of Kenzie, a name family that ranked #624 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #6,226 for Kensie 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 Kensie?
19 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kensie (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kensie 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 439 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kensie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kensie?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Kensie are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 9 and 19. That makes Kensie mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Kensie by state
How common Kensie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Kensie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kensie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kensie
What does Kensie mean?
Kensie is a spelling of Kenzie, which means “short for Mackenzie, 'son of Coinneach'” (Scottish Gaelic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Kensie?
Kensie was the 6226th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 2348th with 80 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,557 places. More babies were named Kensie in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kensie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kensie in the US.
Where is Kensie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kensie was most common in California (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.