Boys' name · since 1919
Kenward
35 babies named Kenward in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1945. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 35
- total births
- 1919–1962
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
35 boys have been named Kenward since 1919, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenward has been recorded 35 times among boys since 1919, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1962.
- 35 total births
- 1919–1962 years on record
- 1940s peak decade
- 40% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kenward's 35 recorded births place it above 45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kenward's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kenward's full recorded timeline at 1940, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1919, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1945 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kenward popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1962
- Peak year (1945)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Kenward by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1940s was Kenward's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Kenward births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
10 births
- 1940s
1940s
14 births
- 1960s
1960s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 14 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Kenward's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 1960s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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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, 1919–1962 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kenward: Baby Name Since 1919 - 35 Births, Peak 1945." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kenward. 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 Kenward 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.