Boys' name · since 1915
Kennett
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 207 babies named Kennett, peaking in 1949. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,749 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 207
- born since 1915
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kennett sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 207 recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Kennett recorded 207 times among boys since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2021.
- #12,749 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 207 born since 1915
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kennett ranks #12,749 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 207 born since 1915, peaking in the 1960s.
- #12,749 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 207
- born since 1915
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kennett's 207 recorded births place it above 71.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kennett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kennett's SSA record in two at 1960 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1949 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kennett popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2021
- Peak year (1949)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Kennett by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (44 births, 21% of the file).
1960s was Kennett's strongest decade.
44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Kennett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
19 births
- 1930s
1930s
23 births
- 1940s
1940s
28 births
- 1950s
1950s
32 births
- 1960s
1960s
44 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 14
2000s
14 births
- 2010s
2010s
26 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 44 births (21% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kennett's data
- Kennett's decade-level peak was the 1960s (44 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Kennett: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1915–2021 (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 Kennett 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.