Kenden vs Kenneth

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

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Kenden

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Name B

Kenneth

Boy name · Rank #284

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Metric Kenden Kenneth
Current Rank Unranked #284
Total Births (all years) 359 1,283,974
Peak Year 2006 1957
Peak Year Births 23 28,064
Peak Decade 2010ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1994 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Kenden 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 5 58,254
2000ss 150 34,090
2010ss 171 20,213
2020ss 33 7,827

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kenden Kenneth
2014 18 2,153
2015 21 2,033
2016 13 1,921
2017 14 1,766
2018 13 1,671
2019 11 1,623
2020 13 1,483
2021 8 1,373
2022 — 1,312
2023 7 1,321
2024 — 1,190
2025 5 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, 1994–2025.

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