Ken vs Kenneth

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

Name A

Ken

Boy name · Rank #3281

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Name B

Kenneth

Boy name · Rank #284

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Metric Ken Kenneth
Current Rank #3281 #284
Total Births (all years) 33,013 1,283,974
Peak Year 1960 1957
Peak Year Births 1,775 28,064
Peak Decade 1960s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1900 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ken Kenneth
1880s - 362
1890s - 1,298
1900s 7 4,579
1910s 140 43,248
1920s 380 99,490
1930s 1,667 125,111
1940s 4,874 198,553
1950s 7,111 262,819
1960s 11,898 227,531
1970s 2,243 111,489
1980s 1,231 89,110
1990s 1,191 58,254
2000s 1,228 34,090
2010s 776 20,213
2020s 267 7,827

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ken Kenneth
2014 85 2,153
2015 87 2,033
2016 90 1,921
2017 63 1,766
2018 62 1,671
2019 51 1,623
2020 56 1,483
2021 52 1,373
2022 50 1,312
2023 37 1,321
2024 36 1,190
2025 36 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, 1900–2025.

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