Kenneth Name Popularity

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How popular is Kenneth?

The somewhat popular name Kenneth was the 226th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 250 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 500 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

Position 13, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1939.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1957 with 28,029 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Kenneth was 22 in 1882.

Kenneth, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1886-1900, 1901-1922, 1925-1928, 1933-1947, 1948-1951, and 1953-1956, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1960-1974, 1989-1997, 1998-2002, 2005-2011, and 2014-2017.

Where is the name Kenneth popularity headed?

Kenneth's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

The popularity trend for Kenneth has steadily decreased for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Kenneth for their newborn has dropped.

The name Kenneth is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Kenneth is much less frequently used as a given name.

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		Kenneth (Girl)		Kenneth (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	1,655	226
2017		< 5	--	1,759	218
2016		5	17,554	1,914	208
2015		< 5	--	2,022	200
2014		< 5	--	2,148	191
2013		< 5	--	2,173	187
2012		< 5	--	2,220	175
2011		< 5	--	2,215	170
2010		5	18,451	2,426	160
2009		< 5	--	2,608	152
2008		6	16,463	2,961	138
2007		5	19,079	3,104	135
2006		9	11,937	3,241	129
2005		7	13,750	3,368	122
2004		17	6,937	3,422	119
2003		9	10,869	3,642	111
2002		< 5	--	3,664	104
2001		6	14,450	3,907	97
2000		6	14,061	4,150	94
1999		9	9,914	4,285	89
1998		9	9,709	4,586	86
1997		15	6,331	4,658	83
1996		11	7,853	4,973	77
1995		15	6,113	5,224	72
1994		16	5,853	5,678	65
1993		27	3,929	6,275	60
1992		22	4,610	6,732	59
1991		26	3,992	7,576	54
1990		39	2,927	8,259	52
1989		35	3,074	8,556	53
1988		69	1,811	8,566	51
1987		78	1,599	8,357	53
1986		90	1,427	8,453	50
1985		60	1,870	8,999	47
1984		86	1,377	8,789	46
1983		80	1,457	8,969	45
1982		67	1,689	9,356	45
1981		85	1,436	9,477	41
1980		81	1,488	9,614	41
1979		67	1,667	9,245	41
1978		66	1,620	9,024	41
1977		73	1,507	9,454	39
1976		75	1,413	9,134	38
1975		62	1,593	9,637	35
1974		63	1,542	10,148	34
1973		96	1,148	10,981	28
1972		77	1,320	12,334	27
1971		73	1,433	14,764	26
1970		106	1,111	16,816	25
1969		106	1,070	17,551	23
1968		94	1,103	18,085	23
1967		97	1,049	19,265	22
1966		104	1,013	20,832	21
1965		110	990	22,671	21
1964		127	936	24,866	18
1963		95	1,122	25,239	18
1962		119	982	25,232	18
1961		80	1,238	26,091	16
1960		93	1,128	27,683	16
1959		109	1,014	26,624	15
1958		105	1,016	26,661	14
1957		81	1,174	28,029	14
1956		71	1,236	27,425	16
1955		71	1,193	26,738	15
1954		60	1,281	26,167	17
1953		53	1,338	25,522	16
1952		63	1,201	25,904	16
1951		61	1,197	25,845	16
1950		43	1,399	23,820	15
1949		62	1,158	23,585	15
1948		60	1,164	23,551	15
1947		54	1,232	24,578	15
1946		54	1,172	22,037	15
1945		46	1,164	18,093	16
1944		49	1,123	18,094	16
1943		53	1,108	19,110	15
1942		60	1,014	18,205	15
1941		30	1,431	16,136	15
1940		54	975	15,134	15
1939		44	1,083	14,710	13
1938		51	998	14,398	14
1937		36	1,212	13,215	14
1936		34	1,238	12,487	14
1935		41	1,092	12,064	15
1934		48	998	11,800	15
1933		49	992	11,403	15
1932		59	919	11,740	14
1931		74	788	11,567	14
1930		86	756	11,701	17
1929		89	744	10,842	18
1928		77	823	11,168	17
1927		80	819	10,847	18
1926		71	884	10,341	18
1925		50	1,081	10,149	19
1924		46	1,158	10,356	19
1923		53	1,042	9,732	21
1922		42	1,196	9,260	21
1921		34	1,389	8,959	22
1920		36	1,296	7,840	23
1919		31	1,408	6,795	26
1918		43	1,140	6,809	27
1917		28	1,418	6,142	27
1916		30	1,345	6,012	27
1915		24	1,499	5,681	28
1914		21	1,409	4,178	30
1913		15	1,566	3,065	33
1912		11	1,779	2,538	33
1911		< 5	--	1,149	40
1910		< 5	--	880	43
1909		6	2,087	746	41
1908		< 5	--	692	40
1907		< 5	--	589	47
1906		< 5	--	534	45
1905		< 5	--	474	53
1904		6	1,769	414	57
1903		< 5	--	330	67
1902		< 5	--	275	78
1901		< 5	--	246	78
1900		< 5	--	279	90
1899		< 5	--	214	87
1898		< 5	--	191	100
1897		< 5	--	164	105
1896		< 5	--	175	106
1895		< 5	--	127	131
1894		< 5	--	105	145
1893		< 5	--	83	174
1892		< 5	--	102	157
1891		< 5	--	65	193
1890		< 5	--	72	189
1889		< 5	--	66	199
1888		< 5	--	45	267
1887		< 5	--	35	273
1886		< 5	--	38	278
1885		< 5	--	41	261
1884		< 5	--	29	329
1883		< 5	--	26	328
1882		< 5	--	22	383
1881		< 5	--	29	300
1880		< 5	--	32	297

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.