Boys' name · since 1998
Kenston
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 205 babies named Kenston, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,809 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,980 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 205
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
205 babies have been named Kenston since 1998, making it today's #7980 boys' name.
Kenston has 205 recorded births among boys since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7980 as of the latest data, more common than 43% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #12,809 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,980 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 205 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenston ranks #12,809 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,980 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 205 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,809 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,980 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 205
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kenston's 205 recorded births place it above 71.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
How Kenston compares
205 38th percentile among 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
Kenston's all-time total is 44% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kenston | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 205 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kenston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kenston's full recorded timeline at 2015, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kenston popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Kenston by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (107 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Kenston's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Kenston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
- 2010s
2010s
107 births
- 2020s
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 107 births (52% of all-time use).
Kenston by state
Where Kenston concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 12 | 5.9% |
12 of 205 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kenston's data
- Kenston's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (107 total births) through the 2020s (67) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- North Carolina records the most Kenstons (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kenston: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Kenston 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.