Boys' name · since 2011
Kenniel
Kenniel has 140 recorded births since 2011 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,219 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,525 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 140
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kenniel currently ranks #11525 among boys' names in America, with 140 babies recorded since 2011.
Social Security Administration records show Kenniel recorded 140 times among boys since 2011, holding rank #11525 nationally today, ahead of 17% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2025.
- #15,219 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,525 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 140 born since 2011
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenniel ranks #15,219 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,525 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 140 born since 2011, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,219 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,525 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 140
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kenniel's 140 recorded births place it above 66.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Kenniel compares
140 31st percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kenniel's all-time total is 62% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kenniel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 140 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kenniel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kenniel's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kenniel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Kenniel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (85 births, 61% of the file).
2010s was Kenniel's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Kenniel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
85 births
- 2020s
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 85 births (61% of all-time use).
Kenniel by state
Where Kenniel concentrates geographically, total births since 2011
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 6 | 4.3% |
6 of 140 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kenniel's data
- Kenniel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (85 total births) through the 2020s (55) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Kenniels (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kenniel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~14 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, 2011–2025 (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 Kenniel 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.