as a First Name
Short form of Kenneth, or occasionally of various other boys' names with this first syllable. It is occasionally used independently.
| 437th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 125,331
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Montana
- has the most people named Ken per capita
- 1960
- marked the height of its popularity
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100%
29%
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63%
30-54
30-54
3%
13-29
13-29
4%
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