Boys' name · since 1959
Kenne
12 babies named Kenne in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #32,737 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 12
- born since 1959
- 1950s
- peak decade
12 boys have been named Kenne since 1959, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenne has been recorded 12 times among boys since 1959, 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 1959 to 1988.
- #32,737 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 12 born since 1959
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenne ranks #32,737 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1959, peaking in the 1950s.
- #32,737 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 12
- born since 1959
- 1950s
- peak decade
Kenne's 12 recorded births place it above 27.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kenne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kenne's full recorded timeline at 1988, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 6 recorded births.
Kenne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1988
- Peak year (1959)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Kenne by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (6 births, 50% of the file).
1950s was Kenne's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Kenne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 6 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kenne's data
- Kenne's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1980s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Kenne
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kenne
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kenne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1959–1988 (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 Kenne 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.