Kenyatte vs Kenneth

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

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Kenyatte

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Kenneth

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Metric Kenyatte Kenneth
Current Rank Unranked #284
Total Births (all years) 123 1,283,974
Peak Year 1975 1957
Peak Year Births 29 28,064
Peak Decade 1970s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1972 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Kenyatte Kenneth
1880s - 362
1890s - 1,298
1900s - 4,579
1910s - 43,248
1920s - 99,490
1930s - 125,111
1940s - 198,553
1950s - 262,819
1960s - 227,531
1970s 103 111,489
1980s 7 89,110
1990s 13 58,254
2000s - 34,090
2010s - 20,213
2020s - 7,827

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kenyatte Kenneth
2014 - 2,153
2015 - 2,033
2016 - 1,921
2017 - 1,766
2018 - 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, 1972–1999.

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