Boys' name · since 1978
Kenson
Kenson has 544 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,494 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,095 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 544
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kenson is the #5095 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 544 recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenson has been recorded 544 times among boys since 1978, currently ranked #5095 nationally and more common than 63% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #7,494 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,095 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 544 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenson ranks #7,494 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,095 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 544 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,494 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,095 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 544
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kenson's 544 recorded births place it above 83.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Kenson compares
544 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Kenson's all-time total is 47% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kenson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 544 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kenson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kenson splits its recorded history at 2005: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kenson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Kenson by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (186 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Kenson's strongest decade.
186 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Kenson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 60
1980s
60 births
- 1990s 55
1990s
55 births
- 2000s
2000s
106 births
- 2010s
2010s
186 births
- 2020s
2020s
131 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 186 births (34% of all-time use).
How Kenson 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 Kenson's total volume
Kenson by state
Where Kenson concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 29 | 5.3% |
29 of 544 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kenson's data
- Kenson's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (186 total births) through the 2020s (131) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Kensons (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Kenson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Kenson 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.