Ken

Diminutive of Kenneth; Japanese

"born of fire or handsome; healthy and strong"

Ken Origin and Meaning

Variation of Kendal

Ken Rank in US Top 1000

# 993 in the US

Ken Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 2149 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Ken

• 1941 Nameberry 2022

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Famous People Named Ken

• Ken Kesey novelist, author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
• Ken Japanese musician
• Ken Akamatsu Japanese author
• Ken Anderson American football player
• Kenneth Lauren "Ken" Burns American documentary filmmaker
• Ken Caminiti Major League Baseball player
• Ken Campbell English writer, actor, and director
• Ken Casey bassist of the Boston Irish punk rock group Dropkick Murphys
• Ken Clark American actor
• Ken Davitian American film and TV actor
• Ken Dodd English comedian
• Ken Dryden Canadian politician, lawyer, businessman, author, and former NHL goaltender
• Ken Follett British author of thrillers and historical novels
• Ken Griffey Sr. American baseball player
• Ken Griffey Jr. American baseball player
• Ken Harrelson Major League Baseball player and broadcaster
• Ken Holtzman American Major League Baseball pitcher
• Ken Hughes writer and director of films, including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
• Ken Jennings contestant on the game show Jeopardy!
• Ken Kal radio play,by,play announcer for the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings
• Ken Kutaragi president and CEO, later chairman, of Sony Computer Entertainment
• Ken Livingstone English politician, former mayor of London, UK
• Ken Lloyd Japanese,British musician, vocalist and songwriter of Fake? and Oblivion Dust
• Ken Loach British film director
• Ken Schrader American NASCAR driver
• Ken Takakura Japanese film actor
• Ken Thompson American computer scientist and one of the primary creators of Unix
• Ken Watanabe Japanese theater, TV, and film actor
• Kendrick "Ken" Jeong American actor and physician

The name Ken in Pop Culture

• Ken Carson Barbie's boyfriend
• Ken "Acro" Dingling character in "Ace Attorney" game series
• Ken Kaneki character in "Tokyo Ghoul"
• Ken Wheatley character in "Jurrasic Park" series