Boys' name · since 2005
Keniel
372 babies named Keniel in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,426 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,060 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 372
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
372 babies have been named Keniel since 2005, making it today's #8060 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Keniel recorded 372 times among boys since 2005, holding rank #8060 nationally today, ahead of 42% of boys, 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 2005 to 2025.
- #9,426 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,060 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 372 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keniel ranks #9,426 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,060 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 372 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,426 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,060 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 372
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Keniel's 372 recorded births place it above 79.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Keniel compares
372 Top 50% higher than 50% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Keniel's all-time total is 1% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keniel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 372 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Keniel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Keniel splits its recorded history at 2015: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Keniel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Keniel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (231 births, 62% of the file).
2010s was Keniel's strongest decade.
231 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Keniel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 36
2000s
36 births
- 2010s
2010s
231 births
- 2020s
2020s
105 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 231 births (62% of all-time use).
Keniel by state
Where Keniel concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 69 | 18.5% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 2.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Texas | | 5 | 1.3% |
69 of 372 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Keniel's data
- Keniel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (231 total births) through the 2020s (105) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Keniels (69 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Keniel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~20 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 2005–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Keniel 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 August 2026.