Recorded 1972–1990 Girls' name Peak 1976 68 births

Kenitha — girls' name

68 babies named Kenitha in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s431980s191990s6

The verdict

68 girls have been named Kenitha since 1972, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1990.

68
total births
1972–1990
years on record
1970s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Kenitha was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

9 babies were named Kenitha in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kenitha

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Kenitha between 1972 and 1990, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kenitha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kenitha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kenitha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kenitha 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 68 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.

Kenitha at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

68

Since 1972

19 years of records

Peak year

1976

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1972

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1990

Kenitha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1972

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1976)
9
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Kenitha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
43 births that decade — 63% of Kenitha's all-time total
1970s431980s191990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kenitha?
68 babies have been named Kenitha since 1972. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1976 with 9 births.
When was Kenitha most popular?
Kenitha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Kenitha been used?
Kenitha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 19 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Kenitha?
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.

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, 1972–1990 (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.