Boys' name · since 2003
Kenseth
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Kenseth, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 16
- total births
- 2003–2006
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
16 boys have been named Kenseth since 2003, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Kenseth has 16 recorded births among boys since 2003, 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 2003 to 2006.
- 16 total births
- 2003–2006 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kenseth's 16 recorded births place it above 32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kenseth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kenseth's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kenseth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2006
- Peak year (2003)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Kenseth by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Kenseth's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Kenseth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 16 births (100% of all-time use).
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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, 2003–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kenseth: Baby Name Since 2003 - 16 Births, Peak 2003." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kenseth. 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 Kenseth 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.