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Girl name

Kerensa

100% girls · last recorded 2024

Kerensa has been given to about 457 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1971, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 437
Median age today50 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kerensa per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1971 · 30
  • Born in 20250
  • All time457

How popular is Kerensa?

Its best year was 1971, when 30 babies were given the name, ranking 2511th. The typical living American called Kerensa is about 50 years old today.

Names that sound like Kerensa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Teresa0.79
  2. Teressa0.79
  3. Theresa0.68
  4. Celena0.70
  5. Venessa0.68
  6. Tressa0.63
  7. Tresa0.63
  8. Leesa0.60

Middle names for Kerensa

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kerensa Rose0.85
  2. Kerensa Louise0.85
  3. Kerensa June0.84
  4. Kerensa Pearl0.84
  5. Kerensa Quinn0.84
  6. Kerensa Nell0.84

Sibling names for Kerensa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.69
  2. Damonbrother · 0.64
  3. Heidisister · 0.61
  4. Shawnbrother · 0.61
  5. Amysister · 0.60
  6. Scottieeither · 0.58

Where Kerensa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kerensa White0.80
    2. Kerensa Reyes0.80
    3. Kerensa Nguyen0.80
    4. Kerensa Moore0.80
    5. Kerensa Lee0.80
    6. Kerensa Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Kerensa

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.