Recorded 1970–2001 Girls' name Peak 1981 230 births

Kennethia — girls' name

230 babies named Kennethia in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s441980s871990s842000s15

The verdict

230 girls have been named Kennethia since 1970, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2001.

230
total births
1970–2001
years on record
1980s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Kennethia was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

13 babies were named Kennethia in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kennethia

The Social Security Administration has registered 230 babies named Kennethia between 1970 and 2001, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kennethia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kennethia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kennethia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kennethia 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 230 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.

Kennethia at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

230

Since 1970

32 years of records

Peak year

1981

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1970

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2001

Kennethia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1970

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1981)
13
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
468101214 20011997199319891985198119761970 7

Kennethia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
87 births that decade — 38% of Kennethia's all-time total
1970s441980s871990s842000s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kennethia?
230 babies have been named Kennethia since 1970. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1981 with 13 births.
When was Kennethia most popular?
Kennethia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Kennethia been used?
Kennethia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 32 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Kennethia?
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.

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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, 1970–2001 (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.