Recorded 1920–2018 Boys' name Peak 1992 71 births

Kengo — boys' name

71 babies named Kengo in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

71 boys have been named Kengo since 1920, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2018.

71
total births
1920–2018
years on record
1990s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Kengo was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

9 babies were named Kengo in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kengo

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Kengo between 1920 and 2018, spanning 99 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kengo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kengo performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kengo shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kengo 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 71 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.

Kengo at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

71

Since 1920

99 years of records

Peak year

1992

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1920

Recorded for 99 years

Last year on file: 2018

Kengo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1920

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1992)
9
Annual births at peak — across 99 years of records
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Kengo by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
31 births that decade — 44% of Kengo's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kengo?
71 babies have been named Kengo since 1920. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1992 with 9 births.
When was Kengo most popular?
Kengo was most popular in the 1990s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Kengo been used?
Kengo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 99 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Kengo?
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, 1920–2018 (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.