US rank #13426 Boys' name Peak 2015 134 births

Kenniel — #13426 US boys' name

134 babies named Kenniel in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s852020s49
#13426
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 6% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Kenniel was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

17 babies were named Kenniel in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kenniel

The Social Security Administration has registered 134 babies named Kenniel between 2011 and 2024, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kenniel currently holds the #13426 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kenniel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kenniel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kenniel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kenniel 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 134 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.

Kenniel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

134

Since 2011

14 years of records

Peak year

2015

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#13,426

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2011

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kenniel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2011

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
17
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
05101520 20242022202020182016201420122011 7

Kenniel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
85 births that decade — 63% of Kenniel's all-time total
2010s852020s49

Kenniel by state

Where Kenniel concentrates geographically — total births since 2011

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kenniel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
6 4.5%
Florida share of Kenniel's total US births 4.5%

6 of 134 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kenniel?
134 babies have been named Kenniel since 2011. It currently ranks #13426 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 17 births.
When was Kenniel most popular?
Kenniel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Kenniel most popular?
The top states for the name Kenniel are Florida (6 births).
How long has the name Kenniel been used?
Kenniel has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 14 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kenniel?
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.

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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, 2011–2024 (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.