Ke vs Kenneth

Side-by-side comparison of Ke and Kenneth — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Ke

Boy name

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Name B

Kenneth

Boy name · Rank #284

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Metric Ke Kenneth
Current Rank Unranked #284
Total Births (all years) 25 1,283,974
Peak Year 2000 1957
Peak Year Births 7 28,064
Peak Decade 2000ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1998 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ke Kenneth
1880ss — 362
1890ss — 1,298
1900ss — 4,579
1910ss — 43,248
1920ss — 99,490
1930ss — 125,111
1940ss — 198,553
1950ss — 262,819
1960ss — 227,531
1970ss — 111,489
1980ss — 89,110
1990ss 12 58,254
2000ss 13 34,090
2010ss — 20,213
2020ss — 7,827

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ke Kenneth
2014 — 2,153
2015 — 2,033
2016 — 1,921
2017 — 1,766
2018 — 1,671
2019 — 1,623
2020 — 1,483
2021 — 1,373
2022 — 1,312
2023 — 1,321
2024 — 1,190
2025 — 1,148

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1998–2001.

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