Girls' name · since 1973

Kenetta

17 babies named Kenetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

17
total births
1973–1990
years on record
1970s
peak decade
71%
born in that decade

17 girls have been named Kenetta since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Kenetta recorded 17 times among girls since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1990.

  • 17 total births
  • 1973–1990 years on record
  • 1970s peak decade
  • 71% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kenetta's 17 recorded births place it above 33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kenetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Kenetta's full recorded timeline at 1975, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1973 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Kenetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1990

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1973)
7
Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 197319751990 5

Kenetta by decade

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

1970s was Kenetta's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.

Kenetta births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 12 births (71% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kenetta?
17 babies have been named Kenetta since 1973. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1973 with 7 births.
When was Kenetta most popular?
Kenetta was most popular in the 1970s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Kenetta been used?
Kenetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 18 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Kenetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kendra, Kennedy, Kendall, Kenya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Kenetta's data

  • Kenetta's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1973–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Kenetta: Baby Name Since 1973 - 17 Births, Peak 1973." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kenetta. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kenetta draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.