Kenneth
4 countries#294 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Kenneth was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
1,289,312 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #294 · peaked in 1957 with 28,145 births
Most common in: New York, California, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Texas
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
5,030 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #495 · peaked in 1975 with 387 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
666 births recorded 1922–2022 · currently #4603 · peaked in 1960 with 42 births
Most common in: Paris, Meuse, Loiret, Charente-Maritime, Meurthe-et-Moselle
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
26 births recorded 1997–2007 · peaked in 1997 with 7 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Kenneth’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #129 | — |
| 2007 | #135 | ↓6 |
| 2008 | #137 | ↓2 |
| 2009 | #151 | ↓14 |
| 2010 | #160 | ↓9 |
| 2011 | #170 | ↓10 |
| 2012 | #175 | ↓5 |
| 2013 | #187 | ↓12 |
| 2014 | #191 | ↓4 |
| 2015 | #198 | ↓7 |
| 2016 | #208 | ↓10 |
| 2017 | #217 | ↓9 |
| 2018 | #225 | ↓8 |
| 2019 | #233 | ↓8 |
| 2020 | #243 | ↓10 |
| 2021 | #258 | ↓15 |
| 2022 | #263 | ↓5 |
| 2023 | #262 | ↑1 |
| 2024 | #284 | ↓22 |
| 2025 | #294 | ↓10 |
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