Ken Boy
How popular is Ken?
#3,239 boy name in 2025
36 baby boys were named Ken in the US in 2025, making it the 3239th most popular boy name.
Ken popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,239 for boys (▲ 31 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 36 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-59% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,753 in 2015, #2,365 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1960 (1,775 boys) |
| Highest rank | #177 in 1960 |
| First recorded | 1900 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ken counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ken family of names ranked #1,942 for boys in 2025 (#1,826 the year before), with 58 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ken | 36 | 62% |
| Keane | 12 | 21% |
| Kean | 10 | 17% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Ken is most popular
Babies named Ken per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (41 boys)
- Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Ken by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 7 | #1,049 |
| 1910s | 140 | #1,267 |
| 1920s | 380 | #878 |
| 1930s | 1,667 | #335 |
| 1940s | 4,874 | #227 |
| 1950s | 7,111 | #182 |
| 1960s | 11,898 | #177 |
| 1970s | 2,243 | #368 |
| 1980s | 1,231 | #717 |
| 1990s | 1,191 | #853 |
| 2000s | 1,228 | #1,052 |
| 2010s | 776 | #1,498 |
| 2020s | 267 | #2,365 |
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Questions
- Is Ken a boy or girl name?
- Ken is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Ken were boys.
- How popular is the name Ken?
- 36 baby boys were named Ken in the US in 2025, making it the 3239th most popular boy name.
- When was Ken most popular?
- Ken peaked in 1960, when 1,775 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #177 in 1960.
- How many people are named Ken?
- 33,043 babies have been named Ken in the US since 1880. We estimate about 24,128 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 63.
- Where is Ken most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ken was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.