Total births
53
US rank #8240 Boys' name Peak 2022 53 births
Kenobi — #8240 US boys' name
53 babies named Kenobi in U.S. Social Security records since 2020, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#8240
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 42% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Kenobi was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
16 babies were named Kenobi in 2022 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Kenobi
The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Kenobi between 2020 and 2024, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kenobi currently holds the #8240 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 16 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Kenobi performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Kenobi 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 53 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.
Kenobi at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#8,240
Active since
2020
Kenobi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2020
- Peak year (2022)
- 16
- Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
Kenobi by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 53 births that decade — 100% of Kenobi's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kenobi? ▼
53 babies have been named Kenobi since 2020. It currently ranks #8240 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 16 births.
When was Kenobi most popular? ▼
Kenobi was most popular in the 2020s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Kenobi been used? ▼
Kenobi has been recorded in Social Security data since 2020, spanning 5 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kenobi? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Kenobi
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Kent Boy
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Kenny Boy
#1352 51,777 births
Kendall Boy
#1232 35,186 births
Kendrick Boy
#479 32,988 births
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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, 2020–2024 (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.