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Kenneth vs Eric

Eric leads today (#273 vs #294), though both are past their peak.

145 years, head to head

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

9.4k18.7k28.1k1880192019602000KennethEric1880: Kenneth 32 · Eric 101881: Kenneth 29 · Eric 91882: Kenneth 22 · Eric 91883: Kenneth 26 · Eric 111884: Kenneth 28 · Eric 121885: Kenneth 41 · Eric 161886: Kenneth 38 · Eric 101887: Kenneth 35 · Eric 111888: Kenneth 45 · Eric 131889: Kenneth 66 · Eric 211890: Kenneth 72 · Eric 131891: Kenneth 65 · Eric 181892: Kenneth 102 · Eric 181893: Kenneth 83 · Eric 131894: Kenneth 105 · Eric 201895: Kenneth 127 · Eric 201896: Kenneth 175 · Eric 251897: Kenneth 164 · Eric 301898: Kenneth 191 · Eric 301899: Kenneth 214 · Eric 171900: Kenneth 279 · Eric 211901: Kenneth 246 · Eric 251902: Kenneth 275 · Eric 261903: Kenneth 330 · Eric 341904: Kenneth 414 · Eric 151905: Kenneth 474 · Eric 231906: Kenneth 534 · Eric 331907: Kenneth 589 · Eric 221908: Kenneth 692 · Eric 301909: Kenneth 746 · Eric 331910: Kenneth 880 · Eric 411911: Kenneth 1,148 · Eric 351912: Kenneth 2,538 · Eric 931913: Kenneth 3,065 · Eric 1091914: Kenneth 4,178 · Eric 1451915: Kenneth 5,681 · Eric 1551916: Kenneth 6,012 · Eric 1551917: Kenneth 6,141 · Eric 1861918: Kenneth 6,809 · Eric 2021919: Kenneth 6,796 · Eric 1901920: Kenneth 7,840 · Eric 1861921: Kenneth 8,959 · Eric 1791922: Kenneth 9,258 · Eric 2001923: Kenneth 9,734 · Eric 1751924: Kenneth 10,355 · Eric 2281925: Kenneth 10,146 · Eric 2111926: Kenneth 10,342 · Eric 2141927: Kenneth 10,848 · Eric 2081928: Kenneth 11,167 · Eric 2211929: Kenneth 10,841 · Eric 2051930: Kenneth 11,705 · Eric 2061931: Kenneth 11,568 · Eric 2131932: Kenneth 11,742 · Eric 1991933: Kenneth 11,410 · Eric 2341934: Kenneth 11,800 · Eric 2591935: Kenneth 12,067 · Eric 2881936: Kenneth 12,486 · Eric 2961937: Kenneth 13,219 · Eric 2991938: Kenneth 14,399 · Eric 3701939: Kenneth 14,715 · Eric 4321940: Kenneth 15,132 · Eric 4821941: Kenneth 16,143 · Eric 7031942: Kenneth 18,210 · Eric 8661943: Kenneth 19,112 · Eric 1,1701944: Kenneth 18,093 · Eric 1,1951945: Kenneth 18,096 · Eric 1,3511946: Kenneth 22,042 · Eric 1,8201947: Kenneth 24,586 · Eric 2,3441948: Kenneth 23,550 · Eric 2,4911949: Kenneth 23,589 · Eric 2,7681950: Kenneth 23,813 · Eric 3,0951951: Kenneth 25,841 · Eric 3,6641952: Kenneth 25,909 · Eric 3,9891953: Kenneth 25,507 · Eric 3,9291954: Kenneth 26,186 · Eric 4,1691955: Kenneth 26,743 · Eric 4,6601956: Kenneth 27,432 · Eric 5,2521957: Kenneth 28,064 · Eric 6,6211958: Kenneth 26,684 · Eric 8,1901959: Kenneth 26,640 · Eric 9,7261960: Kenneth 27,701 · Eric 10,5391961: Kenneth 26,100 · Eric 11,1111962: Kenneth 25,241 · Eric 12,3481963: Kenneth 25,235 · Eric 13,2781964: Kenneth 24,850 · Eric 14,5671965: Kenneth 22,677 · Eric 16,8261966: Kenneth 20,834 · Eric 16,4751967: Kenneth 19,263 · Eric 17,8301968: Kenneth 18,077 · Eric 18,5011969: Kenneth 17,553 · Eric 20,7471970: Kenneth 16,800 · Eric 23,5711971: Kenneth 14,763 · Eric 22,9621972: Kenneth 12,334 · Eric 22,0271973: Kenneth 10,979 · Eric 20,8021974: Kenneth 10,143 · Eric 20,1931975: Kenneth 9,634 · Eric 19,7931976: Kenneth 9,127 · Eric 21,3591977: Kenneth 9,452 · Eric 20,7451978: Kenneth 9,021 · Eric 19,7611979: Kenneth 9,236 · Eric 20,2681980: Kenneth 9,608 · Eric 22,6111981: Kenneth 9,472 · Eric 20,7121982: Kenneth 9,354 · Eric 19,8781983: Kenneth 8,965 · Eric 20,3471984: Kenneth 8,790 · Eric 20,9551985: Kenneth 8,992 · Eric 20,8441986: Kenneth 8,453 · Eric 19,5281987: Kenneth 8,354 · Eric 20,2031988: Kenneth 8,567 · Eric 20,1751989: Kenneth 8,555 · Eric 18,9771990: Kenneth 8,262 · Eric 19,4301991: Kenneth 7,576 · Eric 18,0511992: Kenneth 6,732 · Eric 16,1451993: Kenneth 6,276 · Eric 14,5481994: Kenneth 5,679 · Eric 13,3111995: Kenneth 5,226 · Eric 12,4851996: Kenneth 4,973 · Eric 11,6111997: Kenneth 4,659 · Eric 10,3171998: Kenneth 4,586 · Eric 9,9641999: Kenneth 4,285 · Eric 9,3822000: Kenneth 4,152 · Eric 9,1622001: Kenneth 3,907 · Eric 8,5592002: Kenneth 3,665 · Eric 7,9282003: Kenneth 3,643 · Eric 7,7872004: Kenneth 3,425 · Eric 7,1332005: Kenneth 3,368 · Eric 6,6972006: Kenneth 3,243 · Eric 6,2322007: Kenneth 3,108 · Eric 5,9592008: Kenneth 2,967 · Eric 5,3772009: Kenneth 2,612 · Eric 4,6462010: Kenneth 2,428 · Eric 4,2012011: Kenneth 2,217 · Eric 3,7512012: Kenneth 2,224 · Eric 3,6372013: Kenneth 2,177 · Eric 3,2652014: Kenneth 2,153 · Eric 3,3232015: Kenneth 2,033 · Eric 3,0462016: Kenneth 1,921 · Eric 2,9302017: Kenneth 1,766 · Eric 2,7822018: Kenneth 1,671 · Eric 2,4102019: Kenneth 1,623 · Eric 2,2052020: Kenneth 1,483 · Eric 1,9172021: Kenneth 1,373 · Eric 1,7902022: Kenneth 1,312 · Eric 1,5612023: Kenneth 1,321 · Eric 1,5472024: Kenneth 1,190 · Eric 1,4062025: Kenneth 1,148 · Eric 1,256
KennethEric

Head to head

KennethEric
2025 rank
#294
#273
Babies named in 2025
1,148
1,256
Peak year
1951
1976
Trend
Declining since 1985
Declining since 1985
Usually for
Boys
Boys
Lifetime births
1,283,974
888,891
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