Trend of the Popularity of Kenneth as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 1,148 male babies that were named Kenneth in the US, which was 0.07% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Kenneth peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1980 with a count of 9,608 babies, which was 0.54% of the total male babies born in the US in 1980.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Kenneth, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Kenneth.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Kenneth in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Kenneth in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Kenneth from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Kenneth as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	9608	0.54
1981	9472	0.53
1982	9354	0.52
1983	8965	0.50
1984	8790	0.49
1985	8992	0.49
1986	8453	0.46
1987	8354	0.45
1988	8567	0.45
1989	8555	0.43
1990	8262	0.40
1991	7576	0.38
1992	6732	0.34
1993	6276	0.32
1994	5679	0.29
1995	5226	0.28
1996	4973	0.26
1997	4659	0.25
1998	4586	0.24
1999	4285	0.22
2000	4152	0.21
2001	3907	0.20
2002	3665	0.19
2003	3643	0.18
2004	3425	0.17
2005	3368	0.17
2006	3243	0.16
2007	3108	0.15
2008	2967	0.14
2009	2612	0.13
2010	2428	0.13
2011	2217	0.12
2012	2224	0.12
2013	2177	0.12
2014	2153	0.11
2015	2033	0.11
2016	1921	0.10
2017	1766	0.10
2018	1671	0.09
2019	1623	0.09
2020	1483	0.09
2021	1373	0.08
2022	1312	0.08
2023	1321	0.08
2024	1190	0.07
2025	1148	0.07