These are listed on babynames.com as unisex names. I think they sound more feminine to me. What do you all think? I think of [name]Kinley[/name] when I hear Kensley, which I’ve only heard as a girl name. I know they have “[name]Ken[/name]” in them which makes me think they should be masculine but they don’t sound masculine to me.
[name]Kensington[/name] I really like that.
I don’t like either of those names for girls or boys, just my opinion, but if I heard those names, I guess I would assume they were little girls, especially Kensley
Kensley, [name]Kenley[/name], [name]Kinsley[/name], [name]Kinley[/name] have all been growing on me lately. They’re not my style personally, but I do like them for girls! Never heard [name]Kensington[/name] used before, but that sounds more masc to me.
I think they sound like girls’ names, but I really don’t like them. Too surname-y.
I think that [name]Kensington[/name] sounds more masculine than Kensley. A friend I went to highschool with named her daughter [name]Kensington[/name] nn. [name]Kenzie[/name]. I’m not the biggest fan of either names, I agree with Jeska TOO surname-y.
They sound like surnames, and not the least bit feminine. If it’s not a family name thing I think they’d sound silly
Kensington is an “aspirational” name akin to naming your child Porsche or Givenchy. I wouldn’t name my child after it unless I wanted to be outed as some desperate poseur (living in London, there is no way I could escape the association with the Royal Borough…same with Chelsea).
Kinsley is all greyhound stadium to me, but again, that’s a UK centric association. To my ear, it is very ugly and offers no nickname potential were your little darling sick of sounding like a law firm. If you really had to use one (beloved family member’s surname or maiden name, following the Southern tradition), I would pair it with a strong, sensible girls’ name up front.
And oops, just saw Kensley. It sounds like someone really wanted to honour a Kenneth, and didn’t really know how to do it elegantly.
[name]IMO[/name], they are both girl all the way.
Well I know Kensley is a last name because I had a friend in elementary school name [name]Haley[/name] Kensley, so it technically can be a unisex name, but because it ends in a -y it sounds girly.
[name]Kensington[/name], on the other hand, sounds all boy
I really dislike both. They aren’t ‘unisex’. They are originally male names used on girls. That’s not a problem, and by all means use them on girls, but I hate it when people miss-use the term ‘unisex’.
[name]Kensington[/name] sounds like an English country town. Actually, I’m fairly sure it is. It sounds so ugly and harsh to me for a person of any gender. Kensley is alright, but I prefer [name]Kelsey[/name] by a mile.
[name]Both[/name] are name crushes of mine! Couldn’t picture either on a boy, but I love them on a girl! I just can’t think of a “good excuse” to use either, no family names, nothing. Haha.
I just think out of all the names for girls out there, Kensley and [name]Kensington[/name] are definitely not bad. I would much prefer them over [name]Elliot[/name], [name]Hadley[/name], [name]Harper[/name], [name]Emerson[/name]( which is my grandpa’s name.) I think Kensi would be a cute nickname for [name]Kensington[/name], and Kensley I guess wouldn’t have a nn. Unisex names had to be used on a boy or girl first somewhere down the line and who decides what is a unisex name anyways? 
These two sound more “girl” than “boy” to me, especially compared to the ones I mentioned above.
In and of themselves, [name]Kensington[/name] and Kensley/[name]Kinsley[/name] not unpleasant. They have somewhat of a trendy vibe, [name]Kinsley[/name] far more so than [name]Kensington[/name]. I can picture [name]Kensington[/name] on a guy.
However, a poster on the previous page mentioned [name]Kinsley[/name] and [name]Kensington[/name] have negative connotations in the UK. Are these considered “chavvy” names? (I’m American and just learned through this forum that [name]Gemma[/name] apparently has a chavvy image.)