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Origin & history of Ken1
Modern American roots
Ken comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Born of fire or handsome; healthy and strong.
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How popular is Ken?
1960
peak year
Today, Ken is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #2458), with only about 58 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1960, 1,776 babies were given the name (ranked #177 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1960s. Ken has been declining in recent years. In all, around 33,004 babies have been registered as Ken since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
1,776
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #177)
(ranked #177)
58
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
580
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
33,004
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Ken3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.
✨Creative
😄Joyful
🗣️Communicator
🌈Optimistic
K2
E5
N5
Sum: 12 → Life path 3
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Personality of Ken✨
Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
😊
Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
🌈
Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
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Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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Names that combine with KenSibling pairings that share the timeless, classic energy of Ken.
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How we calculated this
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