Boys' name · since 2018

Kaenen

Kaenen has 16 recorded births since 2018 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#30,800 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 2018
2020s
peak decade

Kaenen sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 16 recorded since 2018.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaenen has been recorded 16 times among boys since 2018, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2018 to 2021.

  • #30,800 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 16 born since 2018
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaenen ranks #30,800 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 2018, peaking in the 2020s.

#30,800 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 2018
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kaenen's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kaenen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Kaenen's full recorded timeline at 2020, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2018, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Kaenen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2021

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2021)
6
Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
4.555.566.5 201820202021 6

Kaenen by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (11 births, 69% of the file).

2020s was Kaenen's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.

Kaenen births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaenen? ▼
Kaenen has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 2018, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #30,800 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2021. 6 babies were born in 2021, its single highest year.
Where does Kaenen sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaenen ranks #30,800 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kaenen most popular? ▼
Kaenen was most popular in the 2020s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Kaenen been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Kaenen since 2018 -- 4 years through the most recent 2021 data.
What names are similar to Kaenen? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaeden, Kael, Kaedyn, Kaelan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Kaenen

Nearby Names Like Kaenen

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kaenen

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Kaedyn Boy
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Kaelan Boy
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Kaeson Boy
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kaenen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2018–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kaenen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.