How Many People Are Named Kenard?
An estimated 680 people in the United States have the first name Kenard. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Kenard peaked in popularity in 1991 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kenard as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kenard paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
680
About 1 in 504,050 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1991
26 births
Total Registered
776
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kenard
Kenard is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 776 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kenard as a male name
Ranked #13,369 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 1991 (26 births)
Kenard: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kenard span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 162 babies were registered. Kenard has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kenard by Decade
How has Kenard tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kenard by State
Birth registrations for Kenard span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, Illinois, Maryland. The lowest are in North Carolina, Maryland, Illinois. On average, about 5 Kenards were registered per state.
Kenard + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kenard as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kenard: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kenard?
We estimate approximately 680 people named Kenard are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 504,050 Americans share this first name.
Is Kenard a common name?
Kenard is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 776 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kenard most popular?
Kenard reached peak popularity in 1991, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kenard is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kenard a male name?
Kenard is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kenard Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kenard Smith, Kenard Johnson, Kenard Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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