Ken

Given to 33,043 US babies since 1900

▼ Falling −32% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

#3,240

recorded as boys

32 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 36

Peak year

1960

1,775 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

33,043

since 1900

Born a Ken? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Ken was most popular in 1960, when 1,775 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.83 per 1,000). In 2025, 36 babies were named Ken, ranking #3240 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 32%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	36	3,240
2024	<5	—	36	3,272
2023	<5	—	37	3,228
2022	<5	—	50	2,648
2021	<5	—	52	2,523
2020	<5	—	56	2,366
2019	<5	—	51	2,556
2018	<5	—	62	2,210
2017	<5	—	63	2,154
2016	<5	—	90	1,724
2015	<5	—	87	1,753
2014	<5	—	85	1,766
2013	<5	—	75	1,878
2012	<5	—	107	1,498
2011	<5	—	88	1,687
2010	<5	—	68	2,010
2009	<5	—	104	1,562
2008	<5	—	108	1,504
2007	<5	—	120	1,376
2006	<5	—	135	1,239
2005	<5	—	117	1,302
2004	<5	—	153	1,053
2003	<5	—	110	1,282
2002	<5	—	134	1,094
2001	<5	—	124	1,129
2000	<5	—	123	1,128
1999	<5	—	119	1,114
1998	<5	—	104	1,189
1997	<5	—	125	1,016
1996	<5	—	119	1,030
1995	<5	—	126	987
1994	<5	—	112	1,053
1993	<5	—	104	1,097
1992	<5	—	113	1,029
1991	<5	—	127	939
1990	5	12,958	142	857
1989	<5	—	138	856
1988	<5	—	111	907
1987	<5	—	126	829
1986	<5	—	102	901
1985	<5	—	113	845
1984	<5	—	116	811
1983	<5	—	105	856
1982	<5	—	134	760
1981	<5	—	145	717
1980	<5	—	141	739
1979	<5	—	119	794
1978	<5	—	137	717
1977	<5	—	124	762
1976	<5	—	137	715
1975	5	9,067	156	659
1974	<5	—	202	564
1973	<5	—	232	513
1972	<5	—	287	464
1971	<5	—	363	424
1970	5	7,995	486	368
1969	<5	—	494	356
1968	<5	—	601	305
1967	<5	—	650	284
1966	<5	—	820	252
1965	<5	—	1,100	218
1964	<5	—	1,475	192
1963	<5	—	1,634	178
1962	5	6,578	1,684	181
1961	5	6,567	1,665	188
1960	5	6,390	1,775	177
1959	<5	—	1,653	182
1958	<5	—	1,533	185
1957	<5	—	1,178	221
1956	<5	—	657	285
1955	<5	—	439	345
1954	<5	—	370	367
1953	<5	—	317	394
1952	<5	—	321	382
1951	<5	—	296	395
1950	<5	—	347	362
1949	<5	—	456	320
1948	<5	—	622	261
1947	<5	—	707	247
1946	<5	—	684	227
1945	<5	—	479	272
1944	<5	—	427	287
1943	<5	—	444	294
1942	<5	—	407	302
1941	<5	—	345	312
1940	<5	—	303	326
1939	<5	—	276	335
1938	<5	—	252	349
1937	<5	—	203	385
1936	<5	—	211	376
1935	<5	—	167	435
1934	<5	—	152	457
1933	<5	—	108	550
1932	<5	—	127	511
1931	<5	—	95	605
1930	<5	—	76	718
1929	<5	—	57	878
1928	<5	—	34	1,228
1927	<5	—	48	1,012
1926	<5	—	54	916
1925	<5	—	39	1,121
1924	<5	—	34	1,246
1923	<5	—	30	1,322
1922	<5	—	29	1,367
1921	<5	—	23	1,588
1920	<5	—	32	1,273
1919	<5	—	19	1,752
1918	<5	—	17	1,905
1917	<5	—	21	1,587
1916	<5	—	17	1,771
1915	<5	—	20	1,553
1914	<5	—	11	1,975
1913	<5	—	10	1,803
1912	<5	—	14	1,268
1911	<5	—	6	1,537
1910	<5	—	5	1,589
1909	<5	—	<5	—
1908	<5	—	<5	—
1907	<5	—	<5	—
1906	<5	—	<5	—
1905	<5	—	<5	—
1904	<5	—	<5	—
1903	<5	—	<5	—
1902	<5	—	<5	—
1901	<5	—	<5	—
1900	<5	—	7	1,050