Kenneth has been given to about 1,289,312 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1957, which makes it a midcentury name.
Kenneth ranks 294th among American boys in 2025, with 1,148 born that year. Its best year was 1957, when 28,145 babies were given the name, ranking 14th. The typical living American called Kenneth is about 65 years old today. It is relatively most common in Alaska, where it accounts for 0.18% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.