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Ken Sympathetic • Magnetic • Energetic
Ken Sympathetic • Magnetic • Energetic
Sympathetic • Magnetic • Energetic
KenSympathetic • Magnetic • Energetic
Ken Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
99.92%
Male
0.08%
Female
Ken is predominantly a boys name, with 0.08% of Kens being girls, and 99.92% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 32941 males named Ken, and 25 females given the name
Popularity of Ken by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Ken in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Blank States = Few to None
Ken: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2026
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Ken' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the boys name Ken in the USA from 1880-2026. 1 being the highest and most popular, 40337 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 40337 unique total names have been given to boys living in the United States so far. Ken's average ranking is 4067.2, with it's highest ever rank being #. Ken has reach the top 10 most popular boys name 1 times, and has reached the top hundred names 1 times.
Ken has been used in the United States ever since 1900, with over 32966 boys given the name in the past 200 years. Ken gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1957, when it's usage went up by 176.72%. During this year, 1182 babies were named Ken, which was 0.0286% of the baby boys born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.043%, in this year alone more than 2000 boys were named Ken.
Popular 'K' Names for Boys
| Name | 'K-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin | 1. | 143. | 4526 | 0.125% |
| Kayden | 2. | 165. | 3987 | 0.11% |
| Kingston | 3. | 226. | 3109 | 0.086% |
| Kaiden | 4. | 251. | 2870 | 0.079% |
| Kai | 5. | 252. | 2862 | 0.079% |
| King | 6. | 272. | 2642 | 0.073% |
| Kaleb | 7. | 312. | 2245 | 0.062% |
| Karter | 8. | 329. | 2114 | 0.058% |
| Kyle | 9. | 350. | 2018 | 0.056% |
| Kaden | 10. | 351. | 2017 | 0.056% |
| Kenneth | 11. | 375. | 1901 | 0.053% |
| Knox | 12. | 456. | 1527 | 0.042% |
| Kameron | 13. | 471. | 1436 | 0.04% |
| Killian | 14. | 495. | 1376 | 0.038% |
| Keegan | 15. | 525. | 1282 | 0.035% |
| Kyrie | 16. | 534. | 1256 | 0.035% |
| Kyler | 17. | 567. | 1176 | 0.033% |
| Karson | 18. | 610. | 1097 | 0.03% |
| Kash | 19. | 725. | 898 | 0.025% |
| Kason | 20. | 744. | 873 | 0.024% |