Unisex name · since 1995
Kes
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 33 babies named Kes, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 33
- total births
- 1995–2000
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 64%
- born in that decade
Kes sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 33 recorded since 1995.
Social Security Administration records show Kes recorded 33 times among girls since 1995, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls 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 1995 to 2000.
- 33 total births
- 1995–2000 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 64% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kes's 33 recorded births place it above 45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kes's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kes's full recorded timeline at 1997, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kes popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2000
- Peak year (2000)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Kes popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2018 (Kes as boys' name)
Kes by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Kes's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Kes births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 21 births (64% of all-time use).
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- Kes's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (21 total births) through the 2000s (12) -- 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, 1995–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kes: Baby Name Since 1995 - 33 Births, Peak 2000." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kes. 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 Kes 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.