Recorded 1938–2018 Boys' name Peak 1958 756 births

Kenn — boys' name

756 babies named Kenn in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s911950s1831960s2021970s1031980s811990s382000s372010s16
1960s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Kenn was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

29 babies were named Kenn in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kenn

The Social Security Administration has registered 756 babies named Kenn between 1938 and 2018, spanning 81 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kenn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kenn performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 202 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Kenn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kenn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kenn 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 756 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.

Kenn at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

756

Since 1938

81 years of records

Peak year

1958

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1938

Recorded for 81 years

Last year on file: 2018

Kenn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1938

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1958)
29
Annual births at peak — across 81 years of records
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Kenn by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
202 births that decade — 27% of Kenn's all-time total
1930s51940s911950s1831960s2021970s1031980s811990s382000s372010s16

Kenn by state

Where Kenn concentrates geographically — total births since 1938

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kenn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
5 0.7%
Pennsylvania share of Kenn's total US births 0.7%

5 of 756 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kenn?
756 babies have been named Kenn since 1938. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1958 with 29 births.
When was Kenn most popular?
Kenn was most popular in the 1960s decade with 202 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Where is Kenn most popular?
The top states for the name Kenn are Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Kenn been used?
Kenn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 81 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Kenn?
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, 1938–2018 (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.