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David vs Kenneth

David leads today (#35 vs #294), though both are past their peak.

145 years, head to head

Babies named David and Kenneth per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.

28.8k57.5k86.3k1880192019602000DavidKenneth1880: David 869 · Kenneth 321881: David 750 · Kenneth 291882: David 838 · Kenneth 221883: David 734 · Kenneth 261884: David 761 · Kenneth 281885: David 712 · Kenneth 411886: David 674 · Kenneth 381887: David 673 · Kenneth 351888: David 801 · Kenneth 451889: David 757 · Kenneth 661890: David 731 · Kenneth 721891: David 673 · Kenneth 651892: David 813 · Kenneth 1021893: David 724 · Kenneth 831894: David 729 · Kenneth 1051895: David 707 · Kenneth 1271896: David 765 · Kenneth 1751897: David 730 · Kenneth 1641898: David 815 · Kenneth 1911899: David 646 · Kenneth 2141900: David 883 · Kenneth 2791901: David 672 · Kenneth 2461902: David 761 · Kenneth 2751903: David 716 · Kenneth 3301904: David 817 · Kenneth 4141905: David 838 · Kenneth 4741906: David 878 · Kenneth 5341907: David 945 · Kenneth 5891908: David 1,015 · Kenneth 6921909: David 1,094 · Kenneth 7461910: David 1,258 · Kenneth 8801911: David 1,556 · Kenneth 1,1481912: David 2,858 · Kenneth 2,5381913: David 3,282 · Kenneth 3,0651914: David 4,251 · Kenneth 4,1781915: David 5,394 · Kenneth 5,6811916: David 5,812 · Kenneth 6,0121917: David 6,099 · Kenneth 6,1411918: David 6,627 · Kenneth 6,8091919: David 6,716 · Kenneth 6,7961920: David 7,444 · Kenneth 7,8401921: David 7,765 · Kenneth 8,9591922: David 7,865 · Kenneth 9,2581923: David 8,230 · Kenneth 9,7341924: David 8,758 · Kenneth 10,3551925: David 8,915 · Kenneth 10,1461926: David 9,041 · Kenneth 10,3421927: David 9,426 · Kenneth 10,8481928: David 9,990 · Kenneth 11,1671929: David 11,302 · Kenneth 10,8411930: David 12,275 · Kenneth 11,7051931: David 11,784 · Kenneth 11,5681932: David 12,139 · Kenneth 11,7421933: David 12,026 · Kenneth 11,4101934: David 14,003 · Kenneth 11,8001935: David 15,663 · Kenneth 12,0671936: David 17,476 · Kenneth 12,4861937: David 20,981 · Kenneth 13,2191938: David 22,994 · Kenneth 14,3991939: David 25,360 · Kenneth 14,7151940: David 27,690 · Kenneth 15,1321941: David 30,553 · Kenneth 16,1431942: David 35,905 · Kenneth 18,2101943: David 37,240 · Kenneth 19,1121944: David 37,382 · Kenneth 18,0931945: David 37,110 · Kenneth 18,0961946: David 46,444 · Kenneth 22,0421947: David 57,810 · Kenneth 24,5861948: David 56,627 · Kenneth 23,5501949: David 59,611 · Kenneth 23,5891950: David 60,729 · Kenneth 23,8131951: David 64,788 · Kenneth 25,8411952: David 71,752 · Kenneth 25,9091953: David 76,119 · Kenneth 25,5071954: David 79,556 · Kenneth 26,1861955: David 86,306 · Kenneth 26,7431956: David 81,652 · Kenneth 27,4321957: David 82,403 · Kenneth 28,0641958: David 82,681 · Kenneth 26,6841959: David 83,977 · Kenneth 26,6401960: David 85,929 · Kenneth 27,7011961: David 84,810 · Kenneth 26,1001962: David 81,337 · Kenneth 25,2411963: David 78,444 · Kenneth 25,2351964: David 75,043 · Kenneth 24,8501965: David 67,825 · Kenneth 22,6771966: David 66,408 · Kenneth 20,8341967: David 66,806 · Kenneth 19,2631968: David 63,679 · Kenneth 18,0771969: David 63,672 · Kenneth 17,5531970: David 61,728 · Kenneth 16,8001971: David 53,113 · Kenneth 14,7631972: David 46,322 · Kenneth 12,3341973: David 41,082 · Kenneth 10,9791974: David 41,786 · Kenneth 10,1431975: David 39,156 · Kenneth 9,6341976: David 39,265 · Kenneth 9,1271977: David 40,515 · Kenneth 9,4521978: David 40,684 · Kenneth 9,0211979: David 42,053 · Kenneth 9,2361980: David 41,891 · Kenneth 9,6081981: David 40,629 · Kenneth 9,4721982: David 40,453 · Kenneth 9,3541983: David 39,201 · Kenneth 8,9651984: David 38,492 · Kenneth 8,7901985: David 38,522 · Kenneth 8,9921986: David 37,150 · Kenneth 8,4531987: David 36,795 · Kenneth 8,3541988: David 35,329 · Kenneth 8,5671989: David 35,225 · Kenneth 8,5551990: David 33,748 · Kenneth 8,2621991: David 30,416 · Kenneth 7,5761992: David 28,425 · Kenneth 6,7321993: David 27,038 · Kenneth 6,2761994: David 24,877 · Kenneth 5,6791995: David 23,045 · Kenneth 5,2261996: David 23,022 · Kenneth 4,9731997: David 21,896 · Kenneth 4,6591998: David 20,892 · Kenneth 4,5861999: David 20,352 · Kenneth 4,2852000: David 19,787 · Kenneth 4,1522001: David 19,362 · Kenneth 3,9072002: David 18,704 · Kenneth 3,6652003: David 18,641 · Kenneth 3,6432004: David 18,412 · Kenneth 3,4252005: David 18,144 · Kenneth 3,3682006: David 17,671 · Kenneth 3,2432007: David 17,573 · Kenneth 3,1082008: David 16,347 · Kenneth 2,9672009: David 15,457 · Kenneth 2,6122010: David 14,222 · Kenneth 2,4282011: David 13,258 · Kenneth 2,2172012: David 12,565 · Kenneth 2,2242013: David 12,400 · Kenneth 2,1772014: David 12,259 · Kenneth 2,1532015: David 11,838 · Kenneth 2,0332016: David 11,153 · Kenneth 1,9212017: David 10,244 · Kenneth 1,7662018: David 9,812 · Kenneth 1,6712019: David 8,989 · Kenneth 1,6232020: David 8,263 · Kenneth 1,4832021: David 7,940 · Kenneth 1,3732022: David 7,829 · Kenneth 1,3122023: David 7,420 · Kenneth 1,3212024: David 7,369 · Kenneth 1,1902025: David 6,794 · Kenneth 1,148
DavidKenneth

Head to head

DavidKenneth
2025 rank
#35
#294
Babies named in 2025
6,794
1,148
Peak year
1955
1951
Trend
Declining since 1985
Declining since 1985
Usually for
Boys
Boys
Lifetime births
3,676,654
1,283,974
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