Data through 2025

Ken name popularity in the United States

Ken ranked #3240 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 36 boys named Ken.

Rank#3240

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded36

SSA

Peak year1960

1,775 recorded

Five-year change-35.7%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Ken for boys and girls

Girls

5

Share unavailable · data from 1960 to 1990

Boys

36

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1900 to 2025

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys36#3240
2024boys36#3272
2023boys37#3228
2022boys50#2648
2021boys52#2523
2020boys56#2366
2019boys51#2556
2018boys62#2210
2017boys63#2154
2016boys90#1724
2015boys87#1753
2014boys85#1766
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys36#3240
2024boys36#3272
2023boys37#3228
2022boys50#2648
2021boys52#2523
2020boys56#2366
2019boys51#2556
2018boys62#2210
2017boys63#2154
2016boys90#1724
2015boys87#1753
2014boys85#1766
2013boys75#1878
2012boys107#1498
2011boys88#1687
2010boys68#2010
2009boys104#1562
2008boys108#1504
2007boys120#1376
2006boys135#1239
2005boys117#1302
2004boys153#1053
2003boys110#1282
2002boys134#1094
2001boys124#1129
2000boys123#1128
1999boys119#1114
1998boys104#1189
1997boys125#1016
1996boys119#1030
1995boys126#987
1994boys112#1053
1993boys104#1097
1992boys113#1029
1991boys127#939
1990boys142#857
1990girls5#12958
1989boys138#856
1988boys111#907
1987boys126#829
1986boys102#901
1985boys113#845
1984boys116#811
1983boys105#856
1982boys134#760
1981boys145#717
1980boys141#739
1979boys119#794
1978boys137#717
1977boys124#762
1976boys137#715
1975boys156#659
1975girls5#9067
1974boys202#564
1973boys232#513
1972boys287#464
1971boys363#424
1970boys486#368
1970girls5#7995
1969boys494#356
1968boys601#305
1967boys650#284
1966boys820#252
1965boys1,100#218
1964boys1,475#192
1963boys1,634#178
1962boys1,684#181
1962girls5#6578
1961boys1,665#188
1961girls5#6567
1960boys1,775#177
1960girls5#6390
1959boys1,653#182
1958boys1,533#185
1957boys1,178#221
1956boys657#285
1955boys439#345
1954boys370#367
1953boys317#394
1952boys321#382
1951boys296#395
1950boys347#362
1949boys456#320
1948boys622#261
1947boys707#247
1946boys684#227
1945boys479#272
1944boys427#287
1943boys444#294
1942boys407#302
1941boys345#312
1940boys303#326
1939boys276#335
1938boys252#349
1937boys203#385
1936boys211#376
1935boys167#435
1934boys152#457
1933boys108#550
1932boys127#511
1931boys95#605
1930boys76#718
1929boys57#878
1928boys34#1228
1927boys48#1012
1926boys54#916
1925boys39#1121
1924boys34#1246
1923boys30#1322
1922boys29#1367
1921boys23#1588
1920boys32#1273
1919boys19#1752
1918boys17#1905
1917boys21#1587
1916boys17#1771
1915boys20#1553
1914boys11#1975
1913boys10#1803
1912boys14#1268
1911boys6#1537
1910boys5#1589
1900boys7#1050

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Ken’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-58.6%
Change since peak-98.0%