Is Ken a boy or girl name?
Ken is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 36 boys were named Ken, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 33,004 US babies named Ken were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,295
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Ken since 1900
- 33,004
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 1,776 babies
Boys and girls named Ken, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 140 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 380 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 1,667 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 4,874 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 7,111 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 11,902 | 10 | 0.1% |
| 1970s | 2,243 | 10 | 0.4% |
| 1980s | 1,229 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,191 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 2000s | 1,228 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 776 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 231 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36 | #3,295 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 37 | #3,257 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 50 | #2,658 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 52 | #2,542 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 56 | #2,382 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 51 | #2,568 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 62 | #2,219 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 63 | #2,161 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 90 | #1,733 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 87 | #1,760 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 85 | #1,774 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 75 | #1,890 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 107 | #1,509 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 88 | #1,694 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 68 | #2,027 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 104 | #1,570 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 108 | #1,511 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 120 | #1,378 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 135 | #1,244 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 117 | #1,305 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 153 | #1,055 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 110 | #1,287 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 134 | #1,095 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 124 | #1,132 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 123 | #1,134 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 119 | #1,117 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 104 | #1,193 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 125 | #1,021 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 119 | #1,035 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 126 | #992 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 112 | #1,055 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 104 | #1,100 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 113 | #1,032 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 127 | #942 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 142 | #858 | 5 | #14,063 |
| 1989 | 137 | #860 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 111 | #908 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 126 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 101 | #913 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 112 | #853 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 116 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 105 | #855 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 135 | #758 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 145 | #719 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 141 | #739 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 119 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 137 | #719 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 124 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 137 | #717 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 156 | #660 | 5 | #9,749 |
| 1974 | 202 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 232 | #515 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 287 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 363 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 486 | #369 | 5 | #8,623 |
| 1969 | 495 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 601 | #306 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 649 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 821 | #252 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 1,100 | #218 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 1,476 | #192 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 1,634 | #178 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 1,686 | #181 | 5 | #7,033 |
| 1961 | 1,664 | #188 | 5 | #7,038 |
| 1960 | 1,776 | #177 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 1,653 | #182 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 1,533 | #185 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 1,178 | #221 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 657 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 439 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 370 | #367 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 317 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 321 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 296 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 347 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 456 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 622 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 707 | #247 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 684 | #227 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 479 | #272 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 427 | #287 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 444 | #294 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 407 | #302 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 345 | #312 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 303 | #327 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 276 | #335 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 252 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 203 | #385 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 211 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 167 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 152 | #457 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 108 | #553 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 127 | #511 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 95 | #607 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 76 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 57 | #880 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 34 | #1,242 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 48 | #1,018 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 54 | #925 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 39 | #1,134 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 34 | #1,260 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 30 | #1,345 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 29 | #1,382 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 23 | #1,615 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 32 | #1,292 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 19 | #1,781 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 17 | #1,951 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 21 | #1,618 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 17 | #1,812 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 20 | #1,581 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 11 | #2,041 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 10 | #1,881 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 14 | #1,318 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,645 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,730 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,112 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ken reached #177 in 1960. As a girl name, it reached #7,033 in 1962. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ken
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.