Recorded 1927–2005 Boys' name Peak 1959 219 births

Kenneith — boys' name

219 babies named Kenneith in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61930s51940s231950s471960s691970s321980s51990s272000s5
1960s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Kenneith was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

13 babies were named Kenneith in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kenneith

The Social Security Administration has registered 219 babies named Kenneith between 1927 and 2005, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kenneith currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kenneith performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Kenneith shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kenneith 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 219 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.

Kenneith at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

219

Since 1927

79 years of records

Peak year

1959

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1927

Recorded for 79 years

Last year on file: 2005

Kenneith popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1927

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1959)
13
Annual births at peak — across 79 years of records
468101214 20051991197319651960195319441927 6

Kenneith by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
69 births that decade — 32% of Kenneith's all-time total
1920s61930s51940s231950s471960s691970s321980s51990s272000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kenneith?
219 babies have been named Kenneith since 1927. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1959 with 13 births.
When was Kenneith most popular?
Kenneith was most popular in the 1960s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Kenneith been used?
Kenneith has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 79 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Kenneith?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kenneth, Kent, Kenny, Kendall, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1927–2005 (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.