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 #3272

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Name B

Kenneth

Boy name · Rank #284

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Metric Ken Kenneth
Current Rank #3272 #284
Total Births (all years) 32,979 1,282,809
Peak Year 1960 1957
Peak Year Births 1,776 28,060
Peak Decade 1960ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1900 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ken Kenneth
1880ss — 363
1890ss — 1,298
1900ss 7 4,579
1910ss 140 43,248
1920ss 380 99,490
1930ss 1,667 125,109
1940ss 4,874 198,551
1950ss 7,111 262,822
1960ss 11,902 227,514
1970ss 2,243 111,497
1980ss 1,229 89,118
1990ss 1,191 58,256
2000ss 1,228 34,090
2010ss 776 20,205
2020ss 231 6,669

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ken Kenneth
2014 85 2,153
2015 87 2,031
2016 90 1,919
2017 63 1,765
2018 62 1,671
2019 51 1,622
2020 56 1,482
2021 52 1,373
2022 50 1,310
2023 37 1,318
2024 36 1,186

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, 1900–2024.

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