Given name
Kerensa
“one who loves and is loved”
Kerensa is used as a given name. One Cornish interpretation is “one who loves and is loved.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Cornish interpretation is “one who loves and is loved.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Cornish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kerensa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 457
- 0 boys · 457 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 30 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 451 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kerensa’s family of names
Kerensa has a related form in Keransa. Kerensa has a related form in Keranz. Kerensa has a related form in Keranza.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Kerenzavariant
- Keranzavariant
- Keranzvariant
- Kerenzvariant
- Kerensyavariant
- Kerenseavariant
- Kerensiavariant
- Keransavariant
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