Boys' name · since 1914
Kenyon
Kenyon has 7,977 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,374 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,672 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,977
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kenyon is the #3672 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 7,977 recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Kenyon recorded 7,977 times among boys since 1914, holding rank #3672 nationally today, ahead of 74% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #1,374 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,672 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 7,977 born since 1914
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenyon ranks #1,374 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,672 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 7,977 born since 1914, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,374 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,672 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,977
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kenyon's 7,977 recorded births place it above 96.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kenyon compares
7,977 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Kenyon's all-time total is 22x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kenyon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,977 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 323 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kenyon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kenyon's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 86% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 14%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 323, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kenyon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 323
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Kenyon popularity over time - girls
187 total births recorded since 1969 (Kenyon as girls' name)
Kenyon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,470 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Kenyon's strongest decade.
2,470 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Kenyon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 80
1910s
80 births
- 1920s 147
1920s
147 births
- 1930s 164
1930s
164 births
- 1940s 166
1940s
166 births
- 1950s 243
1950s
243 births
- 1960s 335
1960s
335 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,178 births
- 1980s 738
1980s
738 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,138 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,470 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,069 births
- 2020s 249
2020s
249 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,470 births (31% of all-time use).
How Kenyon 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 Kenyon's total volume
Kenyon by state
Where Kenyon concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 478 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 416 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 341 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 295 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 268 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 241 | 3.0% |
| #7 | New York | | 232 | 2.9% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 226 | 2.8% |
478 of 7,977 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Kenyon appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kenyon's data
- Kenyon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,470 total births); usage has since declined to 249 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kenyons (478 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Kenyon
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kenyon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Kenyon 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.