Ken - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Ken \ken\ is pronounced ken. It is of English origin. Short form of names beginning with Ken- such as Kenneth. Ken (Japanese) means "strong, physically healthy". The doll Barbie's boyfriend is named Ken. Baseball player Ken Griffey, Jr.; singers Kenny Rogers, Kenny Loggins; saxophone player Kenny G; writer Ken Kesey.

Ken has 4 variant forms: Kennan, Kenney, Kennie and Kenny.

Baby names that sound like Ken are Kean, Keen, Kenn and Keon.

Ken is a very popular male first name and a popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Ken. Click here to compare Ken with related baby names.