Boys' name · since 1906
Kennard
2,711 babies named Kennard in U.S. Social Security records since 1906, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 2,711
- total births
- 1906–2025
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 14%
- born in that decade
2,711 boys have been named Kennard since 1906, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kennard has been recorded 2,711 times among boys since 1906, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1906 to 2025.
- 2,711 total births
- 1906–2025 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 14% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kennard's 2,711 recorded births place it above 94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Maryland.
Kennard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kennard's SSA record in two at 1967 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1906, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1954 peak of 55, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kennard popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–2025
- Peak year (1954)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
Kennard by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Kennard's strongest decade.
385 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Kennard births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 125
1910s
125 births
- 1920s
1920s
188 births
- 1930s
1930s
281 births
- 1940s
1940s
267 births
- 1950s
1950s
385 births
- 1960s
1960s
340 births
- 1970s
1970s
246 births
- 1980s
1980s
348 births
- 1990s
1990s
248 births
- 2000s 153
2000s
153 births
- 2010s 106
2010s
106 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 385 births (14% of all-time use).
How Kennard 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 Kennard's total volume
Kennard vs 15 similarly-sized boys names
Kennard by state
Where Kennard concentrates geographically, total births since 1906
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Maryland | | 98 | 3.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 78 | 2.9% |
| #3 | California | | 37 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 27 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 23 | 0.8% |
| #6 | New York | | 17 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 16 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 7 | 0.3% |
98 of 2,711 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Kennard appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kennard's data
- Kennard's decade-level peak was the 1950s (385 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Maryland records the most Kennards (98 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maryland names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1906–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kennard: Baby Name Since 1906 - 2,711 Births, Peak 1954." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kennard. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kennard 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 July 2026.