Kenneth

Given to 1,289,312 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −20% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#294

recorded as boys

10 since 2024

Babies in 2025

1,148

boys 1,148

Peak year

1951

25,841 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

1,289,312

since 1880

Born a Kenneth? 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

Kenneth was most popular in 1951, when 25,841 babies recorded as boys got the name (13.7 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,148 babies were named Kenneth, ranking #294 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 20%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	1,148	294
2024	<5	—	1,190	284
2023	<5	—	1,321	262
2022	<5	—	1,312	263
2021	<5	—	1,373	258
2020	<5	—	1,483	243
2019	7	12448	1,623	233
2018	<5	—	1,671	225
2017	<5	—	1,766	217
2016	5	16215	1,921	208
2015	<5	—	2,033	198
2014	<5	—	2,153	191
2013	<5	—	2,177	187
2012	<5	—	2,224	175
2011	<5	—	2,217	170
2010	5	16992	2,428	160
2009	<5	—	2,612	151
2008	6	15405	2,967	137
2007	5	17636	3,108	135
2006	9	11417	3,243	129
2005	7	13010	3,368	122
2004	17	6768	3,425	119
2003	9	10425	3,643	111
2002	<5	—	3,665	104
2001	6	13521	3,907	97
2000	6	13154	4,152	94
1999	9	9479	4,285	89
1998	9	9260	4,586	87
1997	15	6163	4,659	83
1996	11	7574	4,973	77
1995	15	5958	5,226	72
1994	16	5713	5,679	65
1993	27	3877	6,276	60
1992	22	4528	6,732	59
1991	26	3936	7,576	54
1990	39	2900	8,262	52
1989	35	3045	8,555	53
1988	69	1802	8,567	51
1987	78	1591	8,354	53
1986	90	1420	8,453	50
1985	60	1856	8,992	47
1984	86	1368	8,790	46
1983	80	1447	8,965	45
1982	67	1684	9,354	45
1981	85	1433	9,472	41
1980	81	1482	9,608	41
1979	67	1661	9,236	41
1978	66	1614	9,021	41
1977	73	1498	9,452	39
1976	75	1406	9,127	38
1975	62	1586	9,634	35
1974	63	1532	10,143	34
1973	95	1151	10,979	28
1972	78	1303	12,334	27
1971	73	1427	14,763	25
1970	106	1108	16,800	25
1969	106	1066	17,553	23
1968	94	1099	18,077	23
1967	97	1046	19,263	22
1966	104	1011	20,834	21
1965	111	982	22,677	21
1964	127	932	24,850	18
1963	94	1126	25,235	18
1962	119	978	25,241	18
1961	80	1232	26,100	16
1960	93	1126	27,701	16
1959	110	1005	26,640	15
1958	103	1028	26,684	14
1957	81	1173	28,064	14
1956	72	1228	27,432	16
1955	70	1197	26,743	15
1954	60	1278	26,186	17
1953	53	1332	25,507	17
1952	63	1195	25,909	16
1951	61	1190	25,841	16
1950	43	1396	23,813	15
1949	62	1154	23,589	15
1948	60	1157	23,550	15
1947	54	1228	24,586	15
1946	54	1165	22,042	15
1945	46	1155	18,096	16
1944	49	1115	18,093	16
1943	53	1103	19,112	15
1942	60	1006	18,210	15
1941	30	1418	16,143	15
1940	54	971	15,132	15
1939	44	1079	14,715	13
1938	51	992	14,399	14
1937	36	1196	13,219	14
1936	34	1230	12,486	14
1935	41	1084	12,067	15
1934	48	993	11,800	15
1933	49	985	11,410	15
1932	59	913	11,742	14
1931	74	784	11,568	14
1930	86	755	11,705	17
1929	89	742	10,841	18
1928	77	821	11,167	17
1927	80	817	10,848	18
1926	71	879	10,342	18
1925	50	1074	10,146	19
1924	46	1151	10,355	19
1923	53	1037	9,734	21
1922	42	1190	9,258	21
1921	34	1374	8,959	22
1920	36	1282	7,840	23
1919	31	1393	6,796	26
1918	43	1126	6,809	27
1917	28	1402	6,141	27
1916	30	1332	6,012	27
1915	24	1475	5,681	28
1914	21	1385	4,178	30
1913	15	1528	3,065	33
1912	11	1719	2,538	33
1911	<5	—	1,148	40
1910	<5	—	880	43
1909	6	1957	746	41
1908	<5	—	692	40
1907	<5	—	589	47
1906	<5	—	534	45
1905	<5	—	474	52
1904	6	1659	414	57
1903	<5	—	330	67
1902	<5	—	275	78
1901	<5	—	246	78
1900	<5	—	279	90
1899	<5	—	214	87
1898	<5	—	191	100
1897	<5	—	164	105
1896	<5	—	175	106
1895	<5	—	127	131
1894	<5	—	105	144
1893	<5	—	83	172
1892	<5	—	102	157
1891	<5	—	65	191
1890	<5	—	72	186
1889	<5	—	66	197
1888	<5	—	45	262
1887	<5	—	35	272
1886	<5	—	38	275
1885	<5	—	41	258
1884	<5	—	28	331
1883	<5	—	26	324
1882	<5	—	22	377
1881	<5	—	29	296
1880	<5	—	32	291