Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Kennis*

#6,321 most common boys' name of all time · #15,785 across all names · 88% male / 12% female · used 1917–2024 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#6,321
Rank overall
#15,785 of 105,966
First appeared
1917
Years on the list
78 of 146
All-time
636
Since 2016
19
Peak year
1961 #2,124
Best rank
#2,124 1961
Girls Boys peak 16/yr
192019401960198020002020

Kennis first appears in 1917. 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
2024 6 6 #11,060
2019 6 6
2018 7 7 #9,780
2015 5 6 11 #10,785
2014 7 6 13 #10,855
2013 7 7
2012 7 7 #9,823
2011 8 8
2010 8 8 #8,911
2009 5 5 #12,686
2008 7 7 #9,996
2007 5 5
2006 7 7
2005 12 12
2004 7 5 12 #11,537
2003 5 8 13 #7,954
2002 8 8 #7,743
2001 7 7 14 #8,458
2000 6 6 #9,273
1999 6 6 #8,849
1998 5 5 #9,831
1997 6 6 #8,296
1994 5 5 #8,980
1993 8 8 #6,333
1992 8 8 #6,223
1991 14 14 #4,059
1989 7 7 #6,386
1988 13 13 #3,769
1986 5 5 #6,969
1985 6 6 #5,929
1983 9 9 #4,260
1982 5 5 #6,610
1981 8 8 #4,642
1980 13 13 #3,316
1979 10 10 #3,887
1978 6 6 #5,249
1977 6 6 #5,319
1976 10 10 #3,541
1975 8 8 #4,063
1974 7 7 #4,337
1973 6 6 #4,690
1971 12 12 #2,887
1970 10 10 #3,175
1969 9 9 #3,186
1968 8 8 #3,230
1967 9 9 #2,866
1966 7 7 #3,402
1965 8 8 #3,145
1964 11 11 #2,621
1963 7 7 #3,492
1962 12 12 #2,461
1961 16 16 #2,124
1960 8 8 #3,230
1959 7 7 #3,480
1958 13 13 #2,336
1957 10 10 #2,758
1956 11 11 #2,589
1955 10 10 #2,698
1952 11 11 #2,487
1951 8 8 #3,004
1950 7 7 #3,240
1949 6 6 #3,565
1948 9 9 #2,750
1946 5 5 #3,844
1945 6 6 #3,244
1944 6 6 #3,354
1942 6 6 #3,472
1941 7 7 #3,081
1940 8 8 #2,833
1938 6 6 #3,455
1937 5 5 #3,868
1936 7 7 #3,094
1935 7 7 #3,199
1934 6 6 #3,578
1931 5 5 #4,139
1927 8 8 #3,407
1923 5 5 #4,672
1917 7 7 #3,526