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Kenneth Adaptable • Compassionate • Diplomatic
Kenneth Adaptable • Compassionate • Diplomatic
Adaptable • Compassionate • Diplomatic
KennethAdaptable • Compassionate • Diplomatic
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Name Of Scotland's First King. Its Nickname Ken Is Also Famous Thanks To Barbie Dolls.
Kenneth Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
99.58%
Male
0.42%
Female
Kenneth is predominantly a boys name, with 0.42% of Kenneths being girls, and 99.58% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 1278457 males named Kenneth, and 5355 females given the name
Popularity of Kenneth by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Kenneth 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
Kenneth: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2024
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Kenneth' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the boys name Kenneth in the USA from 1880-2024. 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. Kenneth's average ranking is 462.75, with it's highest ever rank being #. Kenneth has reach the top 10 most popular boys name 2 times, and has reached the top hundred names 101 times.
Kenneth has been used in the United States ever since 1880, with over 1283812 boys given the name in the past 200 years. Kenneth gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1912, when it's usage went up by 143.26%. During this year, 2538 babies were named Kenneth, which was 0.2655% of the baby boys born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.716%, in this year alone more than 28000 boys were named Kenneth.
Popular 'K' Names for Boys
Boys names starting with 'K'
Listed below are the 20 most commonly used baby names begining with K. These boys names are ordered by their overall popularity of recently named babies in the United states. Also listed is their their rank compared to other 'K' names, their over all rank among all boy names, the total number of baby boys expected to be given this name in 2024, and the total percentage of boys given this name.
| 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% |
