Boys' name · since 1952
Kennan
Kennan has 1,223 recorded births since 1952 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,515 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,510 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,223
- born since 1952
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,223 babies have been named Kennan since 1952, making it today's #6510 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kennan has been recorded 1,223 times among boys since 1952, currently ranked #6510 nationally and more common than 53% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2025.
- #4,515 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,510 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,223 born since 1952
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kennan ranks #4,515 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,510 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,223 born since 1952, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,515 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,510 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,223
- born since 1952
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kennan's 1,223 recorded births place it above 90.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kennan compares
1,223 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Kennan's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kennan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,223 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kennan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kennan's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1953, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kennan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Kennan popularity over time - girls
53 total births recorded since 1988 (Kennan as girls' name)
Kennan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (312 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Kennan's strongest decade.
312 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Kennan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 77
1950s
77 births
- 1960s 112
1960s
112 births
- 1970s 54
1970s
54 births
- 1980s
1980s
136 births
- 1990s
1990s
261 births
- 2000s
2000s
312 births
- 2010s
2010s
191 births
- 2020s 80
2020s
80 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 312 births (26% of all-time use).
How Kennan 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 Kennan's total volume
Kennan by state
Where Kennan concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 26 | 2.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 19 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
26 of 1,223 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Kennan's data
- Kennan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (312 total births); usage has since declined to 80 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kennans (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Kennan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~73 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, 1952–2025 (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 Kennan 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.