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Baby name

Ken

Boy

Short-lived name

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The high point came in 1960, with 1,775 births and the No. 177 spot that year. The trend faded fast: today's pace is 98% below the peak. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 3239. 36% of all babies named Ken since 1880 were born in the 1960s.
33,013births since 1880
1960sgeneration
No. 177rank at its peak, in 1960

Where babies named Ken are born

1960

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The darker the blue, the more common Ken is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Ken is most common in Hawaii (3.7 times), Washington (2.6) and Oregon (2.2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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