Boys' name · since 1994
Kenden
Kenden has 359 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 359
- total births
- 1994–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
Kenden sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 359 recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Kenden recorded 359 times among boys since 1994, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- 359 total births
- 1994–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 48% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kenden's 359 recorded births place it above 79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Kenden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kenden's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kenden popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Kenden by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Kenden's strongest decade.
171 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Kenden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
150 births
- 2010s
2010s
171 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 171 births (48% of all-time use).
Kenden by state
Where Kenden concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 359 births nationwide.
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- Kenden's decade-level peak was the 2010s (171 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kendens (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1994–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kenden: Baby Name Since 1994 - 359 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kenden. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kenden 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 July 2026.