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Kennard

#2,604 most common boys' name of all time · #6,271 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1906–2025

Rank among boys
#2,604
Rank overall
#6,271 of 105,966
First appeared
1906
Years on the list
112 of 146
All-time
2,711
Since 2016
60
Peak year
1954 #1,012
Best rank
#1,012 1954
Girls Boys peak 55/yr
192019401960198020002020

Kennard first appears in 1906. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 7 7 #9,764
2023 7 7 #9,804
2020 5 5 #12,108
2019 10 10 #7,677
2018 12 12 #6,732
2017 9 9 #8,183
2016 10 10 #7,646
2015 6 6 #10,717
2014 14 14 #6,018
2013 5 5 #12,221
2012 13 13 #6,332
2011 17 17 #5,218
2010 10 10 #7,624
2009 15 15 #5,822
2008 16 16 #5,497
2007 12 12 #6,656
2006 19 19 #4,699
2005 20 20 #4,336
2004 15 15 #5,273
2003 15 15 #5,052
2002 16 16 #4,718
2001 12 12 #5,700
2000 13 13 #5,327
1999 27 27 #3,041
1998 18 18 #3,876
1997 21 21 #3,366
1996 16 16 #4,046
1995 27 27 #2,690
1994 21 21 #3,233
1993 31 31 #2,407
1992 28 28 #2,544
1991 28 28 #2,488
1990 31 31 #2,267
1989 35 35 #2,042
1988 45 45 #1,597
1987 34 34 #1,873
1986 34 34 #1,804
1985 34 34 #1,777
1984 36 36 #1,639
1983 27 27 #1,973
1982 35 35 #1,683
1981 37 37 #1,614
1980 31 31 #1,819
1979 25 25 #2,068
1978 16 16 #2,706
1977 22 22 #2,152
1976 21 21 #2,194
1975 26 26 #1,852
1974 24 24 #1,902
1973 18 18 #2,245
1972 36 36 #1,435
1971 30 30 #1,612
1970 28 28 #1,632
1969 30 30 #1,475
1968 27 27 #1,527
1967 29 29 #1,428
1966 37 37 #1,249
1965 40 40 #1,213
1964 44 44 #1,170
1963 38 38 #1,268
1962 35 35 #1,330
1961 24 24 #1,661
1960 36 36 #1,332
1959 29 29 #1,484
1958 30 30 #1,431
1957 29 29 #1,473
1956 48 48 #1,099
1955 44 44 #1,130
1954 55 55 #1,012
1953 43 43 #1,132
1952 34 34 #1,286
1951 34 34 #1,272
1950 39 39 #1,158
1949 31 31 #1,318
1948 33 33 #1,269
1947 26 26 #1,473
1946 24 24 #1,461
1945 24 24 #1,367
1944 24 24 #1,392
1943 24 24 #1,450
1942 35 35 #1,190
1941 20 20 #1,571
1940 26 26 #1,325
1939 22 22 #1,449
1938 27 27 #1,304
1937 28 28 #1,285
1936 18 18 #1,622
1935 34 34 #1,142
1934 31 31 #1,206
1933 33 33 #1,156
1932 30 30 #1,251
1931 28 28 #1,327
1930 30 30 #1,321
1929 14 14 #2,158
1928 24 24 #1,558
1927 19 19 #1,844
1926 21 21 #1,703
1925 17 17 #1,985
1924 20 20 #1,815
1923 14 14 #2,283
1922 26 26 #1,489
1921 19 19 #1,873
1920 14 14 #2,284
1919 18 18 #1,851
1918 9 9 #2,956
1917 19 19 #1,729
1916 23 23 #1,493
1915 26 26 #1,338
1914 14 14 #1,746
1913 6 6 #2,624
1912 10 10 #1,722
1906 5 5 #1,406