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Ken
Pronounced /kɛn/
Rank in 2024
#3,289
Born in 2024
36
Peak year
1960 · #177
Origin
Not recorded
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 36 boys were named Ken, about 1 in every 47,648.
- It peaked in 1960 with 1,776 babies, ranked #177.
- It first shows up in the records in 1900.
- 32,979 boys have been named Ken since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Ken per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- 0.2Silent1928–45
- 0.5Boomers1946–64
- 0.2Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 429 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Silent: 4,163 babies, 0.20 per 1,000. Boomers: 17,816 babies, 0.47 per 1,000. Gen X: 6,050 babies, 0.22 per 1,000. Millennials: 1,931 babies, 0.06 per 1,000. Gen Z: 1,839 babies, 0.06 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 744 babies, 0.03 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
==== Proper noun ==== Ken A diminutive of the male given name Kenneth. (colloquial, in combination) Kensington in London. Synonym of Ken doll. ===== Derived terms =====
- A diminutive of the male given name Kenneth.
- Origin
- Not recorded
- Say it
- /kɛn/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.