Boys' name · since 1965
Kennen
Kennen has 287 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,843 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 287
- born since 1965
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kennen is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 287 have been recorded since 1965.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kennen has been recorded 287 times among boys since 1965, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1965 to 2024.
- #10,843 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 287 born since 1965
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kennen ranks #10,843 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 287 born since 1965, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,843 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 287
- born since 1965
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kennen's 287 recorded births place it above 76.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kennen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kennen's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kennen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2024
- Peak year (2004)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Kennen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (83 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Kennen's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Kennen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s
1990s
61 births
- 2000s
2000s
83 births
- 2010s
2010s
80 births
- 2020s
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 83 births (29% of all-time use).
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- Kennen's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (83 total births) through the 2020s (35) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kennen: 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 (~59 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, 1965–2024 (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 Kennen 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.