How Many People Are Named Kennard?
An estimated 1,852 people in the United States have the first name Kennard. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Kennard peaked in popularity in 1954 with 55 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kennard 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 Kennard paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,852
About 1 in 185,073 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1954
55 births
Total Registered
2,703
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kennard
Kennard is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,703 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kennard as a male name
Ranked #10,265 in 2023
7 male births in 2023
Peak: 1954 (55 births)
Kennard: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kennard span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 385 babies were registered. Kennard has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kennard by Decade
How has Kennard 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.
Kennard by State
Birth registrations for Kennard span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Maryland, Texas, California. The lowest are in Ohio, New Jersey, Virginia. On average, about 31 Kennards were registered per state.
Kennard + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kennard as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kennard
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Kennard: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kennard?
We estimate approximately 1,852 people named Kennard 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 185,073 Americans share this first name.
Is Kennard a common name?
Kennard is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,703 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kennard most popular?
Kennard reached peak popularity in 1954, when 55 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kennard is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kennard a male name?
Kennard is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kennard Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kennard Smith, Kennard Johnson, Kennard 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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