Boys' name · since 1946
Kenric
939 babies named Kenric in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,333 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 939
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kenric is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 939 have been recorded since 1946.
Kenric has 939 recorded births among boys since 1946, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2023.
- #5,333 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 939 born since 1946
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenric ranks #5,333 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 939 born since 1946, peaking in the 1970s.
- #5,333 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 939
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kenric's 939 recorded births place it above 88.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
Kenric's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kenric's full recorded timeline at 1988, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1955, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1976 peak of 61 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kenric popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2023
- Peak year (1976)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Kenric by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (420 births, 45% of the file).
1970s was Kenric's strongest decade.
420 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Kenric births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s 54
1950s
54 births
- 1960s 76
1960s
76 births
- 1970s
1970s
420 births
- 1980s 78
1980s
78 births
- 1990s 112
1990s
112 births
- 2000s 95
2000s
95 births
- 2010s 65
2010s
65 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 420 births (45% of all-time use).
How Kenric compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kenric's total volume
Kenric by state
Where Kenric concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 30 | 3.2% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 14 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 13 | 1.4% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 12 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #7 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.5% |
30 of 939 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Kenric's data
- Kenric's decade-level peak was the 1970s (420 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Kenrics (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kenric: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1946–2023 (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 Kenric 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.