Kensley

Kensley is a female given name: 95% of people named Kensley are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 5%Female 95%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 5% male / 95% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 222 male / 4,717 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Kensley

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Kensley," in English, "Guten Tag Kensley," in German. Kensley is a female given name: about 95% of people named Kensley are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Kensley,

German

Guten Tag Kensley,

French

Bonjour Kensley,

Spanish

Estimado/a Kensley:

Chinese

Kensley您好：

Japanese

Kensley様

English

Hi Kensley,

German

Hi Kensley,

French

Salut Kensley,

Spanish

Hola Kensley,

Chinese

Kensley你好：

Japanese

Kensleyさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Kensley by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	woman's name	5%

United States birth data

222 male · 4,717 female · 4,939 births recorded

Male 4%Female 96%

Since 1980: 4% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Kensley a male or female name?

Kensley is a female given name: 95% of people named Kensley are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Kensley in an email?

Is Kensley a unisex name?

Kensley is not a unisex name: 5% of people named Kensley are men. Kensley leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Kensley a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kensley (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_kensley,
  title  = {Is Kensley a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kensley},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}