Recorded 1994–2025 Boys' name Peak 2006 359 births

Kenden — boys' name

359 babies named Kenden in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s1502010s1712020s33

The verdict

359 boys have been named Kenden since 1994, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.

359
total births
1994–2025
years on record
2010s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Kenden was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

23 babies were named Kenden in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kenden

The Social Security Administration has registered 359 babies named Kenden between 1994 and 2025, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kenden currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kenden performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 171 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kenden shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kenden in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kenden in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 359 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kenden at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

359

Since 1994

32 years of records

Peak year

2006

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1994

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2025

Kenden popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1994

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2006)
23
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
0510152025 2025201920152011200720031994 5

Kenden by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
171 births that decade — 48% of Kenden's all-time total
1990s52000s1502010s1712020s33

Kenden by state

Where Kenden concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kenden
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.4%
Texas share of Kenden's total US births 1.4%

5 of 359 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kenden?
359 babies have been named Kenden since 1994. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2006 with 23 births.
When was Kenden most popular?
Kenden was most popular in the 2010s decade with 171 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Kenden most popular?
The top states for the name Kenden are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Kenden been used?
Kenden has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 32 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Kenden?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kenneth, Kent, Kenny, Kendall, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1994–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.