Boys' name · since 1990

Kenry

Kenry has 75 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

75
total births
1990–2023
years on record
2000s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade

75 boys have been named Kenry since 1990, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Kenry has 75 recorded births among boys since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2023.

  • 75 total births
  • 1990–2023 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 49% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kenry's 75 recorded births place it above 57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kenry's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Kenry's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Kenry popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2015)
9
Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
45678910 199019912000200420052006200720082010201520222023 6

Kenry by decade

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

2000s was Kenry's strongest decade.

37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.

Kenry births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 37 births (49% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kenry?
Since 1990, Social Security records show 75 babies named Kenry. The most recent recorded year was 2023. Its busiest year on record was 2015, with 9 births.
When was Kenry most popular?
Kenry was most popular in the 2000s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Kenry been used?
Records for Kenry go back to 1990, giving 34 years of history through 2023.
What names are similar to Kenry?
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.

What to do with Kenry's data

  • Kenry's decade-level peak was the 2000s (37 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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, 1990–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Kenry: Baby Name Since 1990 - 75 Births, Peak 2015." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kenry. 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 Kenry 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.