MallowbyNames

Kenneth vs Richard

Richard leads today (#234 vs #294), though both are past their peak.

145 years, head to head

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

19.6k39.2k58.9k1880192019602000KennethRichard1880: Kenneth 32 · Richard 7281881: Kenneth 29 · Richard 6411882: Kenneth 22 · Richard 7461883: Kenneth 26 · Richard 6491884: Kenneth 28 · Richard 7491885: Kenneth 41 · Richard 6721886: Kenneth 38 · Richard 7201887: Kenneth 35 · Richard 6221888: Kenneth 45 · Richard 7721889: Kenneth 66 · Richard 7111890: Kenneth 72 · Richard 7431891: Kenneth 65 · Richard 6091892: Kenneth 102 · Richard 8021893: Kenneth 83 · Richard 7321894: Kenneth 105 · Richard 8081895: Kenneth 127 · Richard 7271896: Kenneth 175 · Richard 8341897: Kenneth 164 · Richard 7021898: Kenneth 191 · Richard 8711899: Kenneth 214 · Richard 7441900: Kenneth 279 · Richard 1,1411901: Kenneth 246 · Richard 7841902: Kenneth 275 · Richard 9081903: Kenneth 330 · Richard 8621904: Kenneth 414 · Richard 9571905: Kenneth 474 · Richard 1,0331906: Kenneth 534 · Richard 1,0841907: Kenneth 589 · Richard 1,2351908: Kenneth 692 · Richard 1,2441909: Kenneth 746 · Richard 1,4271910: Kenneth 880 · Richard 1,6541911: Kenneth 1,148 · Richard 2,0301912: Kenneth 2,538 · Richard 4,1881913: Kenneth 3,065 · Richard 5,1071914: Kenneth 4,178 · Richard 6,6691915: Kenneth 5,681 · Richard 9,1431916: Kenneth 6,012 · Richard 10,1341917: Kenneth 6,141 · Richard 10,9141918: Kenneth 6,809 · Richard 12,3231919: Kenneth 6,796 · Richard 12,4411920: Kenneth 7,840 · Richard 15,0101921: Kenneth 8,959 · Richard 16,3761922: Kenneth 9,258 · Richard 17,5371923: Kenneth 9,734 · Richard 18,8871924: Kenneth 10,355 · Richard 21,2441925: Kenneth 10,146 · Richard 23,2691926: Kenneth 10,342 · Richard 25,1431927: Kenneth 10,848 · Richard 26,7681928: Kenneth 11,167 · Richard 28,7931929: Kenneth 10,841 · Richard 29,5721930: Kenneth 11,705 · Richard 32,1871931: Kenneth 11,568 · Richard 31,8221932: Kenneth 11,742 · Richard 31,8091933: Kenneth 11,410 · Richard 31,3311934: Kenneth 11,800 · Richard 33,1671935: Kenneth 12,067 · Richard 33,9461936: Kenneth 12,486 · Richard 33,4941937: Kenneth 13,219 · Richard 32,9751938: Kenneth 14,399 · Richard 34,3851939: Kenneth 14,715 · Richard 35,3861940: Kenneth 15,132 · Richard 37,4251941: Kenneth 16,143 · Richard 39,1121942: Kenneth 18,210 · Richard 43,5931943: Kenneth 19,112 · Richard 46,3391944: Kenneth 18,093 · Richard 45,6431945: Kenneth 18,096 · Richard 46,0461946: Kenneth 22,042 · Richard 58,8701947: Kenneth 24,586 · Richard 58,5321948: Kenneth 23,550 · Richard 50,9701949: Kenneth 23,589 · Richard 50,9461950: Kenneth 23,813 · Richard 51,0031951: Kenneth 25,841 · Richard 54,5411952: Kenneth 25,909 · Richard 58,3501953: Kenneth 25,507 · Richard 58,3891954: Kenneth 26,186 · Richard 57,0421955: Kenneth 26,743 · Richard 53,5661956: Kenneth 27,432 · Richard 52,9151957: Kenneth 28,064 · Richard 52,4461958: Kenneth 26,684 · Richard 50,0071959: Kenneth 26,640 · Richard 47,2021960: Kenneth 27,701 · Richard 43,5531961: Kenneth 26,100 · Richard 41,1421962: Kenneth 25,241 · Richard 39,4221963: Kenneth 25,235 · Richard 40,7721964: Kenneth 24,850 · Richard 40,0981965: Kenneth 22,677 · Richard 36,8171966: Kenneth 20,834 · Richard 34,4571967: Kenneth 19,263 · Richard 33,5851968: Kenneth 18,077 · Richard 32,9761969: Kenneth 17,553 · Richard 31,0851970: Kenneth 16,800 · Richard 30,4421971: Kenneth 14,763 · Richard 26,1541972: Kenneth 12,334 · Richard 22,3021973: Kenneth 10,979 · Richard 19,9421974: Kenneth 10,143 · Richard 18,6361975: Kenneth 9,634 · Richard 17,6871976: Kenneth 9,127 · Richard 16,7521977: Kenneth 9,452 · Richard 17,4421978: Kenneth 9,021 · Richard 16,7341979: Kenneth 9,236 · Richard 16,7131980: Kenneth 9,608 · Richard 16,6561981: Kenneth 9,472 · Richard 16,8551982: Kenneth 9,354 · Richard 16,7171983: Kenneth 8,965 · Richard 15,8881984: Kenneth 8,790 · Richard 15,6071985: Kenneth 8,992 · Richard 15,3301986: Kenneth 8,453 · Richard 15,0141987: Kenneth 8,354 · Richard 14,4011988: Kenneth 8,567 · Richard 14,1441989: Kenneth 8,555 · Richard 14,1331990: Kenneth 8,262 · Richard 13,5801991: Kenneth 7,576 · Richard 12,5531992: Kenneth 6,732 · Richard 11,3321993: Kenneth 6,276 · Richard 10,2301994: Kenneth 5,679 · Richard 9,5161995: Kenneth 5,226 · Richard 8,7841996: Kenneth 4,973 · Richard 8,1821997: Kenneth 4,659 · Richard 7,2431998: Kenneth 4,586 · Richard 6,9541999: Kenneth 4,285 · Richard 6,5022000: Kenneth 4,152 · Richard 6,3542001: Kenneth 3,907 · Richard 5,7712002: Kenneth 3,665 · Richard 5,3222003: Kenneth 3,643 · Richard 5,0542004: Kenneth 3,425 · Richard 4,8482005: Kenneth 3,368 · Richard 4,6672006: Kenneth 3,243 · Richard 4,4692007: Kenneth 3,108 · Richard 4,4252008: Kenneth 2,967 · Richard 4,0602009: Kenneth 2,612 · Richard 3,6122010: Kenneth 2,428 · Richard 3,2382011: Kenneth 2,217 · Richard 3,1652012: Kenneth 2,224 · Richard 3,0292013: Kenneth 2,177 · Richard 2,8002014: Kenneth 2,153 · Richard 2,8882015: Kenneth 2,033 · Richard 2,6882016: Kenneth 1,921 · Richard 2,5252017: Kenneth 1,766 · Richard 2,2862018: Kenneth 1,671 · Richard 2,1382019: Kenneth 1,623 · Richard 1,9902020: Kenneth 1,483 · Richard 1,8282021: Kenneth 1,373 · Richard 1,7832022: Kenneth 1,312 · Richard 1,6882023: Kenneth 1,321 · Richard 1,6452024: Kenneth 1,190 · Richard 1,5442025: Kenneth 1,148 · Richard 1,505
KennethRichard

Head to head

KennethRichard
2025 rank
#294
#234
Babies named in 2025
1,148
1,505
Peak year
1951
1946
Trend
Declining since 1985
Declining since 1985
Usually for
Boys
Boys
Lifetime births
1,283,974
2,577,552
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