Kenn vs Kenneth

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

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Kenn

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Kenneth

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Metric Kenn Kenneth
Current Rank Unranked #284
Total Births (all years) 756 1,283,974
Peak Year 1958 1957
Peak Year Births 29 28,064
Peak Decade 1960s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1938 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Kenn Kenneth
1880s - 362
1890s - 1,298
1900s - 4,579
1910s - 43,248
1920s - 99,490
1930s 5 125,111
1940s 91 198,553
1950s 183 262,819
1960s 202 227,531
1970s 103 111,489
1980s 81 89,110
1990s 38 58,254
2000s 37 34,090
2010s 16 20,213
2020s - 7,827

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kenn Kenneth
2014 - 2,153
2015 5 2,033
2016 - 1,921
2017 6 1,766
2018 5 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, 1938–2018.

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