Kenyon vs Kenneth

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

Name A

Kenyon

Boy name · Rank #3701

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Name B

Kenneth

Boy name · Rank #284

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Metric Kenyon Kenneth
Current Rank #3701 #284
Total Births (all years) 7,977 1,283,974
Peak Year 2005 1957
Peak Year Births 323 28,064
Peak Decade 2000s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Kenyon Kenneth
1880s - 362
1890s - 1,298
1900s - 4,579
1910s 80 43,248
1920s 147 99,490
1930s 164 125,111
1940s 166 198,553
1950s 243 262,819
1960s 335 227,531
1970s 1,178 111,489
1980s 738 89,110
1990s 1,138 58,254
2000s 2,470 34,090
2010s 1,069 20,213
2020s 249 7,827

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kenyon Kenneth
2014 116 2,153
2015 93 2,033
2016 54 1,921
2017 71 1,766
2018 61 1,671
2019 52 1,623
2020 61 1,483
2021 46 1,373
2022 49 1,312
2023 33 1,321
2024 30 1,190
2025 30 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, 1914–2025.

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