Boys' name · since 1963

Kenin

16 babies named Kenin in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#30,824 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1963
2020s
peak decade

Kenin sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 16 recorded since 1963.

Social Security Administration records show Kenin recorded 16 times among boys since 1963, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2020.

  • #30,824 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 16 born since 1963
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenin ranks #30,824 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1963, peaking in the 2020s.

#30,824 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1963
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kenin's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kenin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Kenin's full recorded timeline at 2010, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1963, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Kenin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2020)
6
Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
4.555.566.5 196320102020 6

Kenin by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (6 births, 38% of the file).

2020s was Kenin's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that partial window (2020–2025, six of ten years), about 38% of all-time use.

Kenin births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window. * 2020s covers 2020–2025 only (six of ten years), so it is not directly comparable to a full decade.

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 6 births (38% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kenin? ▼
Since 1963, Social Security records show 16 babies named Kenin. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #30,824 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2020. Its busiest year on record was 2020, with 6 births.
Where does Kenin sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenin ranks #30,824 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kenin most popular? ▼
Kenin was most popular in the 2020s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Kenin been used? ▼
Records for Kenin go back to 1963, giving 58 years of history through 2020.
What names are similar to Kenin? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Kenin

Nearby Names Like Kenin

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kenin

Kenneth Boy
#294 1,283,974 births
Kent Boy
#1656 69,322 births
Kenny Boy
#1268 51,931 births
Kendall Boy
#1232 35,350 births
Kendrick Boy
#535 33,557 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kenin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1963–2020 (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 Kenin 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.