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

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 1,186 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 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Kenneth peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1980 with a count of 9,610 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 2024.

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	9610	0.54
1981	9473	0.53
1982	9356	0.52
1983	8965	0.50
1984	8791	0.49
1985	8994	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	6733	0.34
1993	6277	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	2427	0.13
2011	2217	0.12
2012	2224	0.12
2013	2176	0.12
2014	2153	0.11
2015	2031	0.11
2016	1919	0.10
2017	1765	0.10
2018	1671	0.09
2019	1622	0.09
2020	1482	0.09
2021	1373	0.08
2022	1310	0.08
2023	1318	0.08
2024	1186	0.07