Girls' name · since 1955
Kennetha
Kennetha has 556 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1956 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,097 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 556
- born since 1955
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kennetha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 556 have been recorded since 1955.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kennetha has been recorded 556 times among girls since 1955, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 1998.
- #11,097 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 556 born since 1955
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kennetha ranks #11,097 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 556 born since 1955, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,097 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 556
- born since 1955
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kennetha's 556 recorded births place it above 84.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Kennetha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kennetha's full recorded timeline at 1978, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1956 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kennetha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1998
- Peak year (1956)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Kennetha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (159 births, 29% of the file).
1980s was Kennetha's strongest decade.
159 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Kennetha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
101 births
- 1960s
1960s
69 births
- 1970s
1970s
156 births
- 1980s
1980s
159 births
- 1990s
1990s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 159 births (29% of all-time use).
How Kennetha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kennetha's total volume
Kennetha by state
Where Kennetha concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 12 | 2.2% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 11 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.9% |
12 of 556 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Kennetha's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (159 total births) through the 1990s (71) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kennethas (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kennetha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~43 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1955–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Kennetha 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 August 2026.