Ken Popularity by Year
Follow Ken across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Ken birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 36 | #3,240 | Up 32 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 36 | #3,272 | Down 44 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 37 | #3,228 | Down 580 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 50 | #2,648 | Down 125 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 52 | #2,523 | Down 157 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 56 | #2,366 | Up 190 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 51 | #2,556 | Down 346 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 62 | #2,210 | Down 56 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 63 | #2,154 | Down 430 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 90 | #1,724 | Up 29 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 87 | #1,753 | Up 13 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 85 | #1,766 | Up 112 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 75 | #1,878 | Down 380 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 107 | #1,498 | Up 189 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 88 | #1,687 | Up 323 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 68 | #2,010 | Down 448 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 104 | #1,562 | Down 58 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 108 | #1,504 | Down 128 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 120 | #1,376 | Down 137 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 135 | #1,239 | Up 63 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 117 | #1,302 | Down 249 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 153 | #1,053 | Up 229 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 110 | #1,282 | Down 188 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 134 | #1,094 | Up 35 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 124 | #1,129 | Down 1 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 123 | #1,128 | Down 14 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 119 | #1,114 | Up 75 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 104 | #1,189 | Down 173 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 125 | #1,016 | Up 14 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 119 | #1,030 | Down 43 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 126 | #987 | Up 66 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 112 | #1,053 | Up 44 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 104 | #1,097 | Down 68 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 113 | #1,029 | Down 90 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 127 | #939 | Down 82 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 142 | #857 | Down 1 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 5 | #12,958 | Down 3,891 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 138 | #856 | Up 51 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 111 | #907 | Down 78 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 126 | #829 | Up 72 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 102 | #901 | Down 56 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 113 | #845 | Down 34 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 116 | #811 | Up 45 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 105 | #856 | Down 96 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 134 | #760 | Down 43 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 145 | #717 | Up 22 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 141 | #739 | Up 55 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 119 | #794 | Down 77 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 137 | #717 | Up 45 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 124 | #762 | Down 47 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 137 | #715 | Down 56 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 156 | #659 | Down 95 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 5 | #9,067 | Down 1,072 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 202 | #564 | Down 51 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 232 | #513 | Down 49 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 287 | #464 | Down 40 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 363 | #424 | Down 56 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 486 | #368 | Down 12 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 5 | #7,995 | Down 1,417 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 494 | #356 | Down 51 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 601 | #305 | Down 21 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 650 | #284 | Down 32 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 820 | #252 | Down 34 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 1,100 | #218 | Down 26 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 1,475 | #192 | Down 14 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 1,634 | #178 | Up 3 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 1,684 | #181 | Up 7 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 5 | #6,578 | Down 11 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 1,665 | #188 | Down 11 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 5 | #6,567 | Down 177 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 1,775 | #177 | Up 5 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 5 | #6,390 | — |
| 1959 | Boys | 1,653 | #182 | Up 3 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 1,533 | #185 | Up 36 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 1,178 | #221 | Up 64 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 657 | #285 | Up 60 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 439 | #345 | Up 22 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 370 | #367 | Up 27 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 317 | #394 | Down 12 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 321 | #382 | Up 13 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 296 | #395 | Down 33 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 347 | #362 | Down 42 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 456 | #320 | Down 59 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 622 | #261 | Down 14 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 707 | #247 | Down 20 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 684 | #227 | Up 45 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 479 | #272 | Up 15 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 427 | #287 | Up 7 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 444 | #294 | Up 8 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 407 | #302 | Up 10 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 345 | #312 | Up 14 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 303 | #326 | Up 9 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 276 | #335 | Up 14 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 252 | #349 | Up 36 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 203 | #385 | Down 9 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 211 | #376 | Up 59 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 167 | #435 | Up 22 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 152 | #457 | Up 93 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 108 | #550 | Down 39 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 127 | #511 | Up 94 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 95 | #605 | Up 113 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 76 | #718 | Up 160 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 57 | #878 | Up 350 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 34 | #1,228 | Down 216 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 48 | #1,012 | Down 96 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 54 | #916 | Up 205 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 39 | #1,121 | Up 125 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 34 | #1,246 | Up 76 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 30 | #1,322 | Up 45 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 29 | #1,367 | Up 221 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 23 | #1,588 | Down 315 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 32 | #1,273 | Up 479 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 19 | #1,752 | Up 153 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 17 | #1,905 | Down 318 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 21 | #1,587 | Up 184 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 17 | #1,771 | Down 218 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 20 | #1,553 | Up 422 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 11 | #1,975 | Down 172 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 10 | #1,803 | Down 535 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 14 | #1,268 | Up 269 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 6 | #1,537 | Up 52 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 5 | #1,589 | Down 539 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 7 | #1,050 | — |