Is Hensley a boy or girl name?

Hensley is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 2,217 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 91.9% were girls and 8.1% were boys.

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Hensley

Recorded 1916–2025 · United States

Hensley was most popular in 2020, when 226 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,011 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,627, with 96 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,217 people named Hensley.

Hensley over time

Births per year. The dot marks Hensley’s peak in 2020. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hensley a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hensley is mostly a girl’s name — 91.9% of the 2,217 Americans given it were girls and 8.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 95% girls and 5% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Hensley

Where Hensley is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org