Boys' name · since 1920
Kengo
Since 1920, U.S. Social Security records show 71 babies named Kengo, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 71
- total births
- 1920–2018
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 44%
- born in that decade
71 boys have been named Kengo since 1920, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kengo recorded 71 times among boys since 1920, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2018.
- 71 total births
- 1920–2018 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 44% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kengo's 71 recorded births place it above 57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kengo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kengo's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kengo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2018
- Peak year (1992)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Kengo by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Kengo's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Kengo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
31 births
- 2000s
2000s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 31 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Kengo's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (31 total births) through the 2010s (22) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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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, 1920–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kengo: Baby Name Since 1920 - 71 Births, Peak 1992." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kengo. 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 Kengo 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.