Boys' name · since 1938
Kenn
Since 1938, U.S. Social Security records show 756 babies named Kenn, peaking in 1958. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,117 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 756
- born since 1938
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kenn sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 756 recorded since 1938.
Kenn has 756 recorded births among boys since 1938, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 2018.
- #6,117 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 756 born since 1938
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenn ranks #6,117 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 756 born since 1938, peaking in the 1960s.
- #6,117 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 756
- born since 1938
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kenn's 756 recorded births place it above 86.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Kenn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kenn splits its recorded history at 1972: 33% of all births land in the more recent half, 67% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1938 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1958 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kenn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–2018
- Peak year (1958)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Kenn by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (202 births, 27% of the file).
1960s was Kenn's strongest decade.
202 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Kenn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
91 births
- 1950s
1950s
183 births
- 1960s
1960s
202 births
- 1970s
1970s
103 births
- 1980s
1980s
81 births
- 1990s 38
1990s
38 births
- 2000s 37
2000s
37 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 202 births (27% of all-time use).
How Kenn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kenn's total volume
Kenn by state
Where Kenn concentrates geographically, total births since 1938
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.7% |
5 of 756 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kenn's data
- Kenn's decade-level peak was the 1960s (202 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Kenns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kenn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~80 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, 1938–2018 (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 Kenn 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.