The baby name Ken appears in baby name data for the United States from 1923 to 2021. It was most popular in 1960 with 2,028 babies given the name.
Over the period shown, Ken has stayed at a similar level of popularity.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1923 | 10 |
| 1925 | 10 |
| 1926 | 7 |
| 1927 | 5 |
| 1929 | 7 |
| 1930 | 30 |
| 1931 | 42 |
| 1932 | 86 |
| 1933 | 52 |
| 1934 | 105 |
| 1935 | 133 |
| 1936 | 165 |
| 1937 | 178 |
| 1938 | 238 |
| 1939 | 256 |
| 1940 | 292 |
| 1941 | 327 |
| 1942 | 381 |
| 1943 | 474 |
| 1944 | 426 |
| 1945 | 452 |
| 1946 | 651 |
| 1947 | 699 |
| 1948 | 634 |
| 1949 | 432 |
| 1950 | 302 |
| 1951 | 263 |
| 1952 | 284 |
| 1953 | 319 |
| 1954 | 347 |
| 1955 | 490 |
| 1956 | 723 |
| 1957 | 1,306 |
| 1958 | 1,763 |
| 1959 | 1,900 |
| 1960 | 2,028 |
| 1961 | 1,775 |
| 1962 | 1,910 |
| 1963 | 1,857 |
| 1964 | 1,672 |
| 1965 | 1,310 |
| 1966 | 922 |
| 1967 | 684 |
| 1968 | 592 |
| 1969 | 538 |
| 1970 | 468 |
| 1971 | 339 |
| 1972 | 248 |
| 1973 | 200 |
| 1974 | 146 |
| 1975 | 86 |
| 1976 | 63 |
| 1977 | 66 |
| 1978 | 83 |
| 1979 | 54 |
| 1980 | 71 |
| 1981 | 64 |
| 1982 | 80 |
| 1983 | 23 |
| 1984 | 52 |
| 1985 | 67 |
| 1986 | 46 |
| 1987 | 45 |
| 1988 | 30 |
| 1989 | 77 |
| 1990 | 66 |
| 1991 | 39 |
| 1992 | 28 |
| 1993 | 58 |
| 1994 | 44 |
| 1995 | 70 |
| 1996 | 44 |
| 1997 | 31 |
| 1998 | 21 |
| 1999 | 56 |
| 2000 | 48 |
| 2001 | 66 |
| 2002 | 40 |
| 2003 | 18 |
| 2004 | 78 |
| 2005 | 82 |
| 2006 | 57 |
| 2007 | 41 |
| 2008 | 73 |
| 2009 | 24 |
| 2010 | 10 |
| 2011 | 35 |
| 2012 | 38 |
| 2013 | 8 |
| 2014 | 35 |
| 2015 | 34 |
| 2016 | 40 |
| 2017 | 24 |
| 2018 | 19 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2021 | 28 |