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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Ken

Used in both girl and boy records

Ken appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Ken by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDKen as a girl’s nameUS records 1961–1990
#36122girl rank1990peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDKen as a boy’s nameUS records 1900–2024
#589boy rank1960peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Ken in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl19615 uses#656419611961–19905 listed years
Boy19601,777 uses#17719601900–2020112 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.