Recorded 1920–1993 Boys' name Peak 1939 187 births

Kenwood — boys' name

187 babies named Kenwood in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1939. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s391930s661940s501950s261990s6
1930s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Kenwood was born in this single decade.

1939
Single peak year

11 babies were named Kenwood in 1939 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kenwood

The Social Security Administration has registered 187 babies named Kenwood between 1920 and 1993, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kenwood currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1939, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kenwood performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kenwood shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kenwood in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 187 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kenwood at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

187

Since 1920

74 years of records

Peak year

1939

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1920

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 1993

Kenwood popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1920

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1939)
11
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
4681012 19931954194719421937193319281920 5

Kenwood by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
66 births that decade — 35% of Kenwood's all-time total
1920s391930s661940s501950s261990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kenwood?
187 babies have been named Kenwood since 1920. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1939 with 11 births.
When was Kenwood most popular?
Kenwood was most popular in the 1930s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 1939.
How long has the name Kenwood been used?
Kenwood has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 74 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Kenwood?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1920–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.