The baby name Kenneth appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1956 with 37,377 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Kenneth has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 1,105 |
| 1911 | 1,326 |
| 1912 | 3,116 |
| 1913 | 3,861 |
| 1914 | 5,350 |
| 1915 | 7,356 |
| 1916 | 7,783 |
| 1917 | 8,078 |
| 1918 | 8,946 |
| 1919 | 5 |
| 1919 | 8,995 |
| 1920 | 5 |
| 1920 | 10,319 |
| 1921 | 11,733 |
| 1922 | 7 |
| 1922 | 12,219 |
| 1923 | 15 |
| 1923 | 12,687 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1924 | 13,433 |
| 1925 | 17 |
| 1925 | 13,044 |
| 1926 | 13,522 |
| 1927 | 47 |
| 1927 | 13,882 |
| 1928 | 38 |
| 1928 | 14,237 |
| 1929 | 48 |
| 1929 | 13,667 |
| 1930 | 42 |
| 1930 | 14,977 |
| 1931 | 41 |
| 1931 | 14,748 |
| 1932 | 14,207 |
| 1933 | 12 |
| 1933 | 14,615 |
| 1934 | 16 |
| 1934 | 14,856 |
| 1935 | 12 |
| 1935 | 15,642 |
| 1936 | 16,430 |
| 1937 | 17,570 |
| 1938 | 22 |
| 1938 | 18,169 |
| 1939 | 12 |
| 1939 | 18,025 |
| 1940 | 5 |
| 1940 | 19,579 |
| 1941 | 5 |
| 1941 | 20,941 |
| 1942 | 12 |
| 1942 | 23,570 |
| 1943 | 6 |
| 1943 | 24,539 |
| 1944 | 23,131 |
| 1945 | 23,300 |
| 1946 | 5 |
| 1946 | 25,322 |
| 1947 | 27,428 |
| 1948 | 18 |
| 1948 | 31,826 |
| 1949 | 6 |
| 1949 | 30,364 |
| 1950 | 22 |
| 1950 | 30,406 |
| 1951 | 5 |
| 1951 | 31,876 |
| 1952 | 25 |
| 1952 | 31,462 |
| 1953 | 33,624 |
| 1954 | 15 |
| 1954 | 32,527 |
| 1955 | 28 |
| 1955 | 36,250 |
| 1956 | 30 |
| 1956 | 37,377 |
| 1957 | 43 |
| 1957 | 35,808 |
| 1958 | 77 |
| 1958 | 34,536 |
| 1959 | 57 |
| 1959 | 32,424 |
| 1960 | 63 |
| 1960 | 34,589 |
| 1961 | 47 |
| 1961 | 32,459 |
| 1962 | 76 |
| 1962 | 30,960 |
| 1963 | 43 |
| 1963 | 31,886 |
| 1964 | 67 |
| 1964 | 29,708 |
| 1965 | 81 |
| 1965 | 28,891 |
| 1966 | 53 |
| 1966 | 25,632 |
| 1967 | 54 |
| 1967 | 23,608 |
| 1968 | 52 |
| 1968 | 21,776 |
| 1969 | 52 |
| 1969 | 21,056 |
| 1970 | 68 |
| 1970 | 19,245 |
| 1971 | 33 |
| 1971 | 17,186 |
| 1972 | 16 |
| 1972 | 14,341 |
| 1973 | 57 |
| 1973 | 12,757 |
| 1974 | 11,674 |
| 1975 | 5 |
| 1975 | 11,006 |
| 1976 | 5 |
| 1976 | 10,176 |
| 1977 | 19 |
| 1977 | 12,529 |
| 1978 | 7 |
| 1978 | 10,842 |
| 1979 | 37 |
| 1979 | 10,713 |
| 1980 | 56 |
| 1980 | 11,912 |
| 1981 | 45 |
| 1981 | 10,384 |
| 1982 | 14 |
| 1982 | 10,244 |
| 1983 | 26 |
| 1983 | 10,112 |
| 1984 | 58 |
| 1984 | 9,377 |
| 1985 | 37 |
| 1985 | 8,959 |
| 1986 | 40 |
| 1986 | 10,492 |
| 1987 | 34 |
| 1987 | 8,918 |
| 1988 | 10 |
| 1988 | 9,175 |
| 1989 | 9,178 |
| 1990 | 8,538 |
| 1991 | 7,960 |
| 1992 | 7,813 |
| 1993 | 7,484 |
| 1994 | 6,865 |
| 1995 | 6,047 |
| 1996 | 5,597 |
| 1997 | 5,333 |
| 1998 | 5,222 |
| 1999 | 5,017 |
| 2000 | 4,640 |
| 2001 | 4,227 |
| 2002 | 4,240 |
| 2003 | 3,894 |
| 2004 | 10 |
| 2004 | 3,760 |
| 2005 | 3,965 |
| 2006 | 3,881 |
| 2007 | 3,409 |
| 2008 | 3,359 |
| 2009 | 3,027 |
| 2010 | 2,761 |
| 2011 | 2,559 |
| 2012 | 2,665 |
| 2013 | 2,609 |
| 2014 | 2,361 |
| 2015 | 2,674 |
| 2016 | 2,585 |
| 2017 | 2,283 |
| 2018 | 2,185 |
| 2019 | 2,084 |
| 2020 | 1,637 |
| 2021 | 1,595 |
| 2022 | 1,528 |
| 2023 | 1,443 |
| 2024 | 1,288 |