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  KEN

The meaning of the unisex name Ken is ROYAL OBLIGATION: ABBREVIATION OF NAMES BEGINNING WITH KEN-.

Details on KEN:

Gender: Unisex
Meaning(s): Royal obligation: abbreviation of names beginning with ken-
Popularity for Boy: 4,848th in the USA (top 15%)
Popularity for Girl: 24,693rd in the USA (bottom 50%)
Origin(s) for KEN:  American , English , Japanese , Scottish , Welsh
Themes(s) and list(s) KEN is on:  Social SecuritySsaAmericanEnglishJapaneseScottishWelsh
Latest USA SSA birth information:
The latest number of USA births for Ken as a BOY was in 2017 with 63 births
The latest number of USA births for Ken as a GIRL was in 1990 with 5 births

The meaning(s) of KEN:

The name Ken is a Welsh baby name. In Welsh the meaning of the name Ken is: Clear water.
Welsh meaning
The name Ken is an American baby name. In American the meaning of the name Ken is: Clear water.
American meaning
The name Ken is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Ken is: Royal obligation.Abbreviation of names beginning with'Ken-'.
English meaning
The name Ken is a Japanese baby name. In Japanese the meaning of the name Ken is: Strong;physically healthy.
Japanese meaning
The name Ken is a Scottish baby name. In Scottish the meaning of the name Ken is: Handsome.Root of the surname MacKenzie.Famous Bearer: Kenneth Grahame (1859- 1932), author of The Wind in the Willows.
Scottish meaning

USA SSA birth(s) for KEN:

Here is the latest 16 years from USA social security list of total babies born with the name KEN

 KEN as a boy

YearBoy Births
201763 births
201690 births
201587 births
201484 births
201375 births
2012107 births
201188 births
201068 births
2009104 births
2008108 births
2007120 births
2006135 births
2005117 births
2004153 births
2003110 births
2002134 births

 KEN as a girl

YearGirl Births
19905 births
19755 births
19705 births
19625 births
19615 births

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