Data through 2025

Kenneth name popularity in the United States

Kenneth ranked #294 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 1,148 boys named Kenneth.

Rank#294

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded1,148

SSA

Peak year1957

28,064 recorded

Five-year change-22.6%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Kenneth for boys and girls

Girls

7

Share unavailable · data from 1904 to 2019

Boys

1,148

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Kenneth in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys1,148#294
2024boys1,190#284
2023boys1,321#262
2022boys1,312#263
2021boys1,373#258
2020boys1,483#243
2019boys1,623#233
2019girls7#12448
2018boys1,671#225
2017boys1,766#217
2016boys1,921#208
2016girls5#16215
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys1,148#294
2024boys1,190#284
2023boys1,321#262
2022boys1,312#263
2021boys1,373#258
2020boys1,483#243
2019boys1,623#233
2019girls7#12448
2018boys1,671#225
2017boys1,766#217
2016boys1,921#208
2016girls5#16215
2015boys2,033#198
2014boys2,153#191
2013boys2,177#187
2012boys2,224#175
2011boys2,217#170
2010boys2,428#160
2010girls5#16992
2009boys2,612#151
2008boys2,967#137
2008girls6#15405
2007boys3,108#135
2007girls5#17636
2006boys3,243#129
2006girls9#11417
2005boys3,368#122
2005girls7#13010
2004boys3,425#119
2004girls17#6768
2003boys3,643#111
2003girls9#10425
2002boys3,665#104
2001boys3,907#97
2001girls6#13521
2000boys4,152#94
2000girls6#13154
1999boys4,285#89
1999girls9#9479
1998boys4,586#87
1998girls9#9260
1997boys4,659#83
1997girls15#6163
1996boys4,973#77
1996girls11#7574
1995boys5,226#72
1995girls15#5958
1994boys5,679#65
1994girls16#5713
1993boys6,276#60
1993girls27#3877
1992boys6,732#59
1992girls22#4528
1991boys7,576#54
1991girls26#3936
1990boys8,262#52
1990girls39#2900
1989boys8,555#53
1989girls35#3045
1988boys8,567#51
1988girls69#1802
1987boys8,354#53
1987girls78#1591
1986boys8,453#50
1986girls90#1420
1985boys8,992#47
1985girls60#1856
1984boys8,790#46
1984girls86#1368
1983boys8,965#45
1983girls80#1447
1982boys9,354#45
1982girls67#1684
1981boys9,472#41
1981girls85#1433
1980boys9,608#41
1980girls81#1482
1979boys9,236#41
1979girls67#1661
1978boys9,021#41
1978girls66#1614
1977boys9,452#39
1977girls73#1498
1976boys9,127#38
1976girls75#1406
1975boys9,634#35
1975girls62#1586
1974boys10,143#34
1974girls63#1532
1973boys10,979#28
1973girls95#1151
1972boys12,334#27
1972girls78#1303
1971boys14,763#25
1971girls73#1427
1970boys16,800#25
1970girls106#1108
1969boys17,553#23
1969girls106#1066
1968boys18,077#23
1968girls94#1099
1967boys19,263#22
1967girls97#1046
1966boys20,834#21
1966girls104#1011
1965boys22,677#21
1965girls111#982
1964boys24,850#18
1964girls127#932
1963boys25,235#18
1963girls94#1126
1962boys25,241#18
1962girls119#978
1961boys26,100#16
1961girls80#1232
1960boys27,701#16
1960girls93#1126
1959boys26,640#15
1959girls110#1005
1958boys26,684#14
1958girls103#1028
1957boys28,064#14
1957girls81#1173
1956boys27,432#16
1956girls72#1228
1955boys26,743#15
1955girls70#1197
1954boys26,186#17
1954girls60#1278
1953boys25,507#17
1953girls53#1332
1952boys25,909#16
1952girls63#1195
1951boys25,841#16
1951girls61#1190
1950boys23,813#15
1950girls43#1396
1949boys23,589#15
1949girls62#1154
1948boys23,550#15
1948girls60#1157
1947boys24,586#15
1947girls54#1228
1946boys22,042#15
1946girls54#1165
1945boys18,096#16
1945girls46#1155
1944boys18,093#16
1944girls49#1115
1943boys19,112#15
1943girls53#1103
1942boys18,210#15
1942girls60#1006
1941boys16,143#15
1941girls30#1418
1940boys15,132#15
1940girls54#971
1939boys14,715#13
1939girls44#1079
1938boys14,399#14
1938girls51#992
1937boys13,219#14
1937girls36#1196
1936boys12,486#14
1936girls34#1230
1935boys12,067#15
1935girls41#1084
1934boys11,800#15
1934girls48#993
1933boys11,410#15
1933girls49#985
1932boys11,742#14
1932girls59#913
1931boys11,568#14
1931girls74#784
1930boys11,705#17
1930girls86#755
1929boys10,841#18
1929girls89#742
1928boys11,167#17
1928girls77#821
1927boys10,848#18
1927girls80#817
1926boys10,342#18
1926girls71#879
1925boys10,146#19
1925girls50#1074
1924boys10,355#19
1924girls46#1151
1923boys9,734#21
1923girls53#1037
1922boys9,258#21
1922girls42#1190
1921boys8,959#22
1921girls34#1374
1920boys7,840#23
1920girls36#1282
1919boys6,796#26
1919girls31#1393
1918boys6,809#27
1918girls43#1126
1917boys6,141#27
1917girls28#1402
1916boys6,012#27
1916girls30#1332
1915boys5,681#28
1915girls24#1475
1914boys4,178#30
1914girls21#1385
1913boys3,065#33
1913girls15#1528
1912boys2,538#33
1912girls11#1719
1911boys1,148#40
1910boys880#43
1909boys746#41
1909girls6#1957
1908boys692#40
1907boys589#47
1906boys534#45
1905boys474#52
1904boys414#57
1904girls6#1659
1903boys330#67
1902boys275#78
1901boys246#78
1900boys279#90
1899boys214#87
1898boys191#100
1897boys164#105
1896boys175#106
1895boys127#131
1894boys105#144
1893boys83#172
1892boys102#157
1891boys65#191
1890boys72#186
1889boys66#197
1888boys45#262
1887boys35#272
1886boys38#275
1885boys41#258
1884boys28#331
1883boys26#324
1882boys22#377
1881boys29#296
1880boys32#291

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Kenneth’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-43.5%
Change since peak-95.9%