Recorded 1976–1985 Girls' name Peak 1978 32 births

Kanetha — girls' name

32 babies named Kanetha in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s141980s18
1980s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Kanetha was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

9 babies were named Kanetha in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kanetha

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Kanetha between 1976 and 1985, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kanetha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kanetha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kanetha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kanetha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 32 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kanetha at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

32

Since 1976

10 years of records

Peak year

1978

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1976

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1985

Kanetha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1976

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1978)
9
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
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Kanetha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
18 births that decade — 56% of Kanetha's all-time total
1970s141980s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kanetha?
32 babies have been named Kanetha since 1976. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1978 with 9 births.
When was Kanetha most popular?
Kanetha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Kanetha been used?
Kanetha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 10 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Kanetha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kandice, Kandace, Kandi, Kandy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–1985 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.