US rank #11633 Boys' name Peak 2023 78 births

Kener — #11633 US boys' name

78 babies named Kener in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s372010s182020s23
#11633
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 18% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Kener was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

11 babies were named Kener in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kener

The Social Security Administration has registered 78 babies named Kener between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kener currently holds the #11633 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kener performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kener shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kener 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 78 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.

Kener at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

78

Since 2004

21 years of records

Peak year

2023

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,633

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2004

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kener popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2004

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
11
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4681012 20242023202220182017201120082007200620052004 6

Kener by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
37 births that decade — 47% of Kener's all-time total
2000s372010s182020s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kener?
78 babies have been named Kener since 2004. It currently ranks #11633 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 11 births.
When was Kener most popular?
Kener was most popular in the 2000s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Kener been used?
Kener has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 21 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kener?
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.

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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, 2004–2024 (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.