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

Boy name · Rank #284

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Metric Kenn Kenneth
Current Rank Unranked #284
Total Births (all years) 756 1,282,809
Peak Year 1958 1957
Peak Year Births 29 28,060
Peak Decade 1960ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1938 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Kenn Kenneth
1880ss — 363
1890ss — 1,298
1900ss — 4,579
1910ss — 43,248
1920ss — 99,490
1930ss 5 125,109
1940ss 91 198,551
1950ss 183 262,822
1960ss 202 227,514
1970ss 103 111,497
1980ss 81 89,118
1990ss 38 58,256
2000ss 37 34,090
2010ss 16 20,205
2020ss — 6,669

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kenn Kenneth
2014 — 2,153
2015 5 2,031
2016 — 1,919
2017 6 1,765
2018 5 1,671
2019 — 1,622
2020 — 1,482
2021 — 1,373
2022 — 1,310
2023 — 1,318
2024 — 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, 1938–2018.

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