Recorded 1959–1988 Boys' name Peak 1959 12 births

Kenne — boys' name

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.

1950s61980s6

The verdict

12 boys have been named Kenne since 1959, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1988.

12
total births
1959–1988
years on record
1950s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Kenne was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

6 babies were named Kenne in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kenne

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Kenne between 1959 and 1988, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kenne currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kenne performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kenne shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kenne 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 12 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.

Kenne at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

12

Since 1959

30 years of records

Peak year

1959

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1959

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1988

Kenne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1959

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1959)
6
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
6 19881959 6

Kenne by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
6 births that decade — 50% of Kenne's all-time total
1950s61980s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kenne?
12 babies have been named Kenne since 1959. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1959 with 6 births.
When was Kenne most popular?
Kenne was most popular in the 1950s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Kenne been used?
Kenne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 30 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Kenne?
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, 1959–1988 (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.