Kensa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KEN-suh
- Origin
- Cornish
Kensa is a girls' name of Cornish origin, meaning “first”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kensa mean?
Cornish: Cornish word kensa 'first'
“first”
From the Cornish word kensa, meaning first, used as a given name in Cornwall.
Is Kensa a girl's or a boy's name?
Kensa is a girls' name.
How popular is Kensa in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 6 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kensa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kensa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
Names like Kensa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keira, Ella, Kiki, Dakota, Yuna, Mika, Yumna, Kayla, Erin, Kiara, Eva, Suki
Names related to Kensa
More Cornish names
Elowyn, Lowen, Elowen, Jennifer, Jenna, Denzel, Merryn, Lowenna, Sennen, Elowynn, Morwenna, Demelza, Jennah, Senara, Merrin, Jena
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kensa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kensa, updated 20 October 2026.