US rank #6221 Boys' name Peak 1990 1,259 births

Kenrick — #6221 US boys' name

1,259 babies named Kenrick in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s111950s731960s821970s1971980s2391990s2672000s1972010s1472020s46
#6221
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 56% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Kenrick was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

36 babies were named Kenrick in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kenrick

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,259 babies named Kenrick between 1945 and 2024, spanning 80 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kenrick currently holds the #6221 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kenrick performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 267 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Kenrick shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 146 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Kenrick in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kenrick 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 1,259 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.

Kenrick at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,259

Since 1945

80 years of records

Peak year

1990

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#6,221

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1945

Recorded for 80 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kenrick popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1945

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1990)
36
Annual births at peak — across 80 years of records
010203040 202420132003199319831973196219521945 6

Kenrick by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
267 births that decade — 21% of Kenrick's all-time total
1940s111950s731960s821970s1971980s2391990s2672000s1972010s1472020s46

Kenrick by state

Where Kenrick concentrates geographically — total births since 1945

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Kenrick
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
146 11.6%
#2 California
37 2.9%
#3 Florida
6 0.5%
#4 Texas
5 0.4%
New York share of Kenrick's total US births 11.6%
Even split

146 of 1,259 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kenrick?
1,259 babies have been named Kenrick since 1945. It currently ranks #6221 among boys. The peak year was 1990 with 36 births.
When was Kenrick most popular?
Kenrick was most popular in the 1990s decade with 267 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Kenrick most popular?
The top states for the name Kenrick are New York (146 births), California (37 births), Florida (6 births).
How long has the name Kenrick been used?
Kenrick has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 80 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kenrick?
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, 1945–2024 (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.