Boys' name · since 1945
Kenrick
Since 1945, U.S. Social Security records show 1,265 babies named Kenrick, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,412 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,856 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,265
- born since 1945
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,265 babies have been named Kenrick since 1945, making it today's #10856 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kenrick recorded 1,265 times among boys since 1945, holding rank #10856 nationally today, ahead of 22% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 2025.
- #4,412 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,856 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,265 born since 1945
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenrick ranks #4,412 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,856 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,265 born since 1945, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,412 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,856 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,265
- born since 1945
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kenrick's 1,265 recorded births place it above 90.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Kenrick compares
1,265 Top 28% higher than 72% of 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
Kenrick's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kenrick | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,265 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kenrick's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kenrick's full recorded timeline at 1987, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1948, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kenrick popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Kenrick by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (267 births, 21% of the file).
1990s was Kenrick's strongest decade.
267 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Kenrick births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 73
1950s
73 births
- 1960s 82
1960s
82 births
- 1970s
1970s
197 births
- 1980s
1980s
239 births
- 1990s
1990s
267 births
- 2000s
2000s
197 births
- 2010s
2010s
147 births
- 2020s 52
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 267 births (21% of all-time use).
How Kenrick 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 Kenrick's total volume
Kenrick by state
Where Kenrick concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 146 | 11.5% |
| #2 | California | | 37 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
146 of 1,265 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Kenrick's data
- Kenrick's decade-level peak was the 1990s (267 total births); usage has since declined to 52 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kenricks (146 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Kenrick: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~80 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, 1945–2025 (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 Kenrick 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.