Ken
Last seen for girls in 1990 at #12,958 · #3,240 for boys in 2025, 36 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1960 · 1,775 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 33,013since 1900
Ken over time
Rank among boys' names. Ken has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #3,240 | 36 | |
| 2024 | — | #3,272 | 36 | |
| 2023 | — | #3,228 | 37 | |
| 2022 | — | #2,648 | 50 | |
| 2021 | — | #2,523 | 52 | |
| 2020 | — | #2,366 | 56 | |
| 2019 | — | #2,556 | 51 | |
| 2018 | — | #2,210 | 62 | |
| 2017 | — | #2,154 | 63 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,724 | 90 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,753 | 87 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,766 | 85 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,878 | 75 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,498 | 107 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,687 | 88 | |
| 2010 | — | #2,010 | 68 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,562 | 104 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,504 | 108 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,376 | 120 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,239 | 135 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,302 | 117 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,053 | 153 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,282 | 110 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,094 | 134 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,129 | 124 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,128 | 123 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,114 | 119 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,189 | 104 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,016 | 125 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,030 | 119 | |
| 1995 | — | #987 | 126 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,053 | 112 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,097 | 104 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,029 | 113 | |
| 1991 | — | #939 | 127 | |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #857 | 142 |
| 1989 | — | #856 | 138 | |
| 1988 | — | #907 | 111 | |
| 1987 | — | #829 | 126 | |
| 1986 | — | #901 | 102 | |
| 1985 | — | #845 | 113 | |
| 1984 | — | #811 | 116 | |
| 1983 | — | #856 | 105 | |
| 1982 | — | #760 | 134 | |
| 1981 | — | #717 | 145 | |
| 1980 | — | #739 | 141 | |
| 1979 | — | #794 | 119 | |
| 1978 | — | #717 | 137 | |
| 1977 | — | #762 | 124 | |
| 1976 | — | #715 | 137 | |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 | #659 | 156 |
| 1974 | — | #564 | 202 | |
| 1973 | — | #513 | 232 | |
| 1972 | — | #464 | 287 | |
| 1971 | — | #424 | 363 | |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #368 | 486 |
| 1969 | — | #356 | 494 | |
| 1968 | — | #305 | 601 | |
| 1967 | — | #284 | 650 | |
| 1966 | — | #252 | 820 | |
| 1965 | — | #218 | 1,100 | |
| 1964 | — | #192 | 1,475 | |
| 1963 | — | #178 | 1,634 | |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #181 | 1,684 |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | #188 | 1,665 |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #177 | 1,775 |
| 1959 | — | #182 | 1,653 | |
| 1958 | — | #185 | 1,533 | |
| 1957 | — | #221 | 1,178 | |
| 1956 | — | #285 | 657 | |
| 1955 | — | #345 | 439 | |
| 1954 | — | #367 | 370 | |
| 1953 | — | #394 | 317 | |
| 1952 | — | #382 | 321 | |
| 1951 | — | #395 | 296 | |
| 1950 | — | #362 | 347 | |
| 1949 | — | #320 | 456 | |
| 1948 | — | #261 | 622 | |
| 1947 | — | #247 | 707 | |
| 1946 | — | #227 | 684 | |
| 1945 | — | #272 | 479 | |
| 1944 | — | #287 | 427 | |
| 1943 | — | #294 | 444 | |
| 1942 | — | #302 | 407 | |
| 1941 | — | #312 | 345 | |
| 1940 | — | #326 | 303 | |
| 1939 | — | #335 | 276 | |
| 1938 | — | #349 | 252 | |
| 1937 | — | #385 | 203 | |
| 1936 | — | #376 | 211 | |
| 1935 | — | #435 | 167 | |
| 1934 | — | #457 | 152 | |
| 1933 | — | #550 | 108 | |
| 1932 | — | #511 | 127 | |
| 1931 | — | #605 | 95 | |
| 1930 | — | #718 | 76 | |
| 1929 | — | #878 | 57 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,228 | 34 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,012 | 48 | |
| 1926 | — | #916 | 54 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,121 | 39 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,246 | 34 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,322 | 30 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,367 | 29 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,588 | 23 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,273 | 32 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,752 | 19 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,905 | 17 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,587 | 21 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,771 | 17 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,553 | 20 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,975 | 11 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,803 | 10 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,268 | 14 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,537 | 6 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,589 | 5 | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
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| 1900 | — | #1,050 | 7 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
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| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Ken! It came in at #1,050, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1901–1910, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Ken is popular in 1962
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Washington#96 · 1 in 424
- Oregon#101 · 1 in 478
- Utah#104 · 1 in 431
- Montana#115 · 1 in 494
- North Dakota#115 · 1 in 623
Best ever in a state: #81 in Montana, 1959.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | #96 | 72 | 1 in 424 |
| Oregon | #101 | 36 | 1 in 478 |
| Utah | #104 | 28 | 1 in 431 |
| Montana | #115 | 15 | 1 in 494 |
| North Dakota | #115 | 11 | 1 in 623 |
| Idaho | #116 | 14 | 1 in 499 |
| Michigan | #123 | 115 | 1 in 768 |
| California | #124 | 296 | 1 in 632 |
| Colorado | #127 | 35 | 1 in 616 |
| Minnesota | #139 | 36 | 1 in 1,125 |
| Wisconsin | #141 | 38 | 1 in 1,198 |
| Hawaii | #142 | 13 | 1 in 582 |
| Illinois | #145 | 121 | 1 in 911 |
| Oklahoma | #154 | 27 | 1 in 872 |
| Iowa | #158 | 25 | 1 in 1,163 |
| Missouri | #167 | 43 | 1 in 1,081 |
| Indiana | #169 | 41 | 1 in 1,275 |
| Ohio | #169 | 77 | 1 in 1,370 |
| Massachusetts | #178 | 22 | 1 in 2,533 |
| Kansas | #179 | 20 | 1 in 1,099 |
| Pennsylvania | #179 | 63 | 1 in 1,761 |
| New Jersey | #182 | 37 | 1 in 1,662 |
| Arizona | #189 | 16 | 1 in 1,056 |
| South Dakota | #191 | 6 | 1 in 1,283 |
| Alabama | #194 | 31 | 1 in 1,174 |
| District of Columbia | #194 | 11 | 1 in 1,316 |
| Georgia | #197 | 40 | 1 in 1,172 |
| Arkansas | #201 | 15 | 1 in 1,304 |
| Florida | #220 | 40 | 1 in 1,355 |
| Tennessee | #225 | 22 | 1 in 1,761 |
| North Carolina | #228 | 31 | 1 in 1,660 |
| West Virginia | #230 | 8 | 1 in 2,211 |
| Mississippi | #236 | 17 | 1 in 1,579 |
| South Carolina | #237 | 15 | 1 in 1,815 |
| Nebraska | #239 | 7 | 1 in 2,308 |
| Maryland | #242 | 14 | 1 in 2,262 |
| New Mexico | #251 | 9 | 1 in 1,475 |
| Kentucky | #260 | 14 | 1 in 2,438 |
| Louisiana | #265 | 22 | 1 in 1,838 |
| New York | #268 | 66 | 1 in 2,649 |
| Texas | #273 | 72 | 1 in 1,657 |
| Connecticut | #294 | 6 | 1 in 4,330 |
| Virginia | #325 | 12 | 1 in 3,602 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Ken
- 32 spots since 2024 (#3,272 → #3,240)
- 874 spots since 2020 (#2,366 → #3,240)
- 1,487 spots since 2015 (#1,753 → #3,240)
- Biggest jump: 350 spots in 1929 (#1,228 → #878)
- Biggest drop: 96 spots in 1927 (#916 → #1,012)
- Debuted 1900
- Peaked 1960 at #177 (1,775 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 6 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 65 yrs · run 1929–1991
- Highest: 1 in 1,201 boys born in 1960 were named Ken (0.08%)
- Latest: 1 in 47,447 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 36.0% of all boys named Ken (11,898) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 7 | #1,050 (1900) | #1,050 |
| 1910s | 140 | #1,268 (1912) | #1,674 |
| 1920s | 380 | #878 (1929) | #1,195 |
| 1930s | 1,667 | #335 (1939) | #472 |
| 1940s | 4,874 | #227 (1946) | #285 |
| 1950s | 7,111 | #182 (1959) | #312 |
| 1960s | 11,898 | #177 (1960) | #233 |
| 1970s | 2,243 | #368 (1970) | #598 |
| 1980s | 1,231 | #717 (1981) | #822 |
| 1990s | 1,191 | #857 (1990) | #1,031 |
| 2000s | 1,228 | #1,053 (2004) | #1,267 |
| 2010s | 776 | #1,498 (2012) | #1,924 |
| 2020s | 267 | #2,366 (2020) | #2,880 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Ken in 1962
Top girls' names in 1962
Top boys' names in 1962
More about 1962
girls
1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 393,321 of them was named Ken, which outranked 13.3% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,006 names at #6,578; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,068,772 boys got a published name in 1962; 1 in 1,228 of them was named Ken, which outranked 96.1% of the 4,631 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.