Kenric
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KEN-rik
- Origin
- Old English
Kenric is a boys' name of Old English origin, meaning “bold power”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kenric mean?
Old English: from Old English Cenric, cene 'bold' + ric 'power'
“bold power”
A modern form of the Old English name Cenric, made from cene meaning bold and ric meaning power or rule.
Is Kenric a girl's or a boy's name?
Kenric is a boys' name.
How popular is Kenric in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1976, with 61 boys. It first appears in the records in 1946.
Half of all the boys named Kenric in the US since 1880 were born between 1972 and 1996, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kenric in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 | #6,512 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 20 | #3,400 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,047 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,457 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,255 |
| 1979 | 31 | #1,788 |
| 1978 | 45 | #1,371 |
| 1977 | 46 | #1,335 |
| 1976 | 61 | #1,067 |
| 1975 | 44 | #1,304 |
| 1974 | 52 | #1,135 |
| 1973 | 35 | #1,435 |
| 1972 | 35 | #1,441 |
| 1971 | 34 | #1,466 |
| 1970 | 37 | #1,373 |
| 1969 | 13 | #2,414 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,106 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,783 |
| 1965 | 13 | #2,269 |
| 1964 | 10 | #2,664 |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,043 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,650 |
| 1960 | 9 | #2,869 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,273 |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,255 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,884 |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,742 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,142 |
| 1952 | 9 | #2,678 |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,493 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 7 | #2,918 |
Names like Kenric
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eric Ryan Kevin Keegan Brandon Kody Dylan Jason Cody Casey Aaron Adam
Names related to Kenric
More Old English names
Alfie Edward Teddy Waylon Alfred Audrey Edith Wilfred Ozzy Edie Eddie Edwin Ted Teddie Eduardo Edgar
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kenric: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kenric, updated 20 October 2026.