Kerensa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kuh-REN-suh
- Origin
- Cornish
Kerensa is a girls' name of Cornish origin, meaning “love”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kerensa mean?
Cornish: Cornish word kerensa 'love'
“love”
From the Cornish word for love, used as a given name in Cornwall; Kerenza is an alternative spelling.
Is Kerensa a girl's or a boy's name?
Kerensa is a girls' name.
How popular is Kerensa in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 15 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kerensa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Kerensa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 15 | #1,309 |
Names like Kerensa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jessica Kiara Kianna Kiana Melissa Keira Cara Brianna Rebecca Tabitha Francesca Laura
Names related to Kerensa
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, “Kerensa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kerensa, updated 20 October 2026.