Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Kenneth
Endangered
Down 95.9% from peak
Peak era
1957
Peak births
28,064
Current vitality
Healthy
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Kenneth
How many people are named Kenneth?
An estimated 723,640 living Americans are named Kenneth.
How rare is Kenneth?
Kenneth is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 1,148 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 95.9% from its 1957 peak.
How old is the typical Kenneth?
The median age of a living American named Kenneth is approximately 60 years, with most bearers falling between 44 and 70 years old.
Is Kenneth still popular?
No. Kenneth is endangered as a baby name, down 95.9% from its 1957 peak with 1,148 births in 2025.
Where is Kenneth most common?
Kenneth has its strongest geographic signal in Vermont, where it appears 3.4× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19572025
Peak year
1957
Decline from peak
95.9%
2025
1,148
All-time
1,283,974
Where it lives now
Kenneth is most concentrated in Vermont — about 3.4× the national rate in the 1910s. It also runs high in South Dakota and Iowa.
States where Kenneth is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.