THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Ken
Ken is explicitly recorded as a given name in Wikidata for Philippine citizens including Ken Chan, Ken Bono. This snapshot links the name to 4 distinct Wikidata person records. The count describes Wikidata coverage, not the Philippine population or annual births.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
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EnglishEtymology & source
A diminutive of the male given name Kenneth.
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People with the name Ken
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Ken Chan
Teen actor
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Ken Bono
Filipino basketball player
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Ken in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Ken
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Kean♂Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Kent·Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Kenji♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Kenot♂Short form of Kenneth and Ken
- Kenzo♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Kevin♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Keagan·Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Keath♂Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
What rhymes with Ken?
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Recorded combinations with Ken
1 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.
Names in this collection
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Follow the sources
- Wikidata given-name item Q2645657 — Ken (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Ken Chan (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q2645657 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Ken Bono (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q2645657 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Ken (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.