Gender: Male
On the name Ken Doherty, Ken means Handsome, Form of Kenneth, Sprung from Fire, Healthy and Strong.
The name Ken Doherty is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Ken is commonly found in United States of America, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, and 90 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Ken is recorded 70,290 times globally, ranking it as the 895th most common name worldwide.
Ken is most prevalent in United States of America, with 22,412 occurrences, making it the 243th most popular name in the country.
In Hong Kong, the name Ken is found among 1 in every 48 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| United States of America | #243 | 1 : 81 |
| Hong Kong | #6 | 1 : 48 |
| United Kingdom | #266 | 1 : 75 |
| Malaysia | #139 | 1 : 352 |
| Canada | #90 | 1 : 85 |
| Singapore | #77 | 1 : 195 |
| Nigeria | #642 | 1 : 536 |
| France | #1,489 | 1 : 916 |
| Ireland | #218 | 1 : 66 |
| South Africa | #1,903 | 1 : 2,246 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Ken from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
John Kenneth Doherty was an American decathlon champion, college track and field coach, author and longtime director of the Penn Relays. While a student at the University of Michigan, Doherty won the American decathlon championship in 1928 and 1929 and won the bronze medal in the event at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. He later served as a track coach at Princeton University (1929–1930), the University of Michigan (1930–1948), and the University of Pennsylvania (1948–1957). He was also the meet director for the Penn Relays from 1956 to 1969 and of the first dual track meet between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1959. He was also a published author of works on track coaching, and his Track & Field Omnibook was regarded as "the track coach's bible" from the 1970s through the 1990s. Doherty has been inducted into at least six athletic halls of fame, including the National Track and Field Hall of Fame and athletic halls of fame at the University of Pennsylvania, University of Michigan, and Wayne State University.
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