Kenneth Starr
There are approximately 82 people named Kenneth Starr living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,179,931 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Kenneth with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Starr. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
82
1 in 4,179,931
Named Kenneth
837K
Alive today
Named Starr
34K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 837K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1957
Average age: 59
Top Census group: White (77.5%)
Estimated bearers: 34K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,176
Per 100K: 9.84
Top ancestry: White (80.0%)
First name trend
Kenneth: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Kenneth. The peak year was 1957 with 28,141 births. The average person named Kenneth today is 59 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Kenneth
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Kenneth, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 77.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Kenneth described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Kenneth at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White77.5% · 585,511
- Black or African American13.3% · 100,649
- Hispanic or Latino3.7% · 28,208
- Two or more races2.7% · 20,280
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.1% · 15,905
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 5,123
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Starr surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Starr, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 80.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Starr described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Starr at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White80.0% · 23,514
- Black or African American8.2% · 2,411
- Two or more races4.6% · 1,364
- Hispanic or Latino3.8% · 1,123
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.6% · 773
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 224
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Kenneth has a living-bearer frequency of 0.2442% of the US population, based on 836,956 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Kenneth right now.
The surname Starr appears at a rate of 9.84 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0098%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 82 people with the full name Kenneth Starr. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Kenneth Starr: questions and answers
How many people are named Kenneth Starr?
We estimate approximately 82 people in the United States share the full name Kenneth Starr. That works out to about 1 in 4,179,931 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2442%) with the surname frequency (9.84 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Kenneth Starr?
We classify Kenneth Starr as "Very Rare". About 1 in 4,179,931 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Kenneth a male or female name?
Kenneth is predominantly male. Out of 1,288,147 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Kenneth profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many Americans are named Kenneth Starr?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.