Boys' name · since 1990
Kenzel
161 babies named Kenzel in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,287 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 161
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
161 boys have been named Kenzel since 1990, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kenzel recorded 161 times among boys since 1990, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2024.
- #14,287 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 161 born since 1990
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenzel ranks #14,287 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 161 born since 1990, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,287 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 161
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kenzel's 161 recorded births place it above 68.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kenzel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kenzel splits its recorded history at 2003: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kenzel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2024
- Peak year (1992)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Kenzel by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (59 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Kenzel's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Kenzel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
59 births
- 2000s
2000s
35 births
- 2010s
2010s
37 births
- 2020s
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 59 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Kenzel's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (59 total births) through the 2020s (30) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kenzel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1990–2024 (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 Kenzel 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.