Boys' name · since 1985
Kenroy
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 61 babies named Kenroy, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 61
- total births
- 1985–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 34%
- born in that decade
61 boys have been named Kenroy since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenroy has been recorded 61 times among boys since 1985, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- 61 total births
- 1985–2025 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 34% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kenroy's 61 recorded births place it above 54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kenroy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kenroy splits its recorded history at 2003: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kenroy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Kenroy by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Kenroy's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Kenroy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
21 births
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 21 births (34% of all-time use).
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- Kenroy's decade-level peak was the 2000s (21 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1985–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kenroy: Baby Name Since 1985 - 61 Births, Peak 1991." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kenroy. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kenroy 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 July 2026.