Recorded 1954–1995 Girls' name Peak 1984 202 births

Kennetta — girls' name

202 babies named Kennetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s141970s881980s741990s20

The verdict

202 girls have been named Kennetta since 1954, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1995.

202
total births
1954–1995
years on record
1970s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Kennetta was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

15 babies were named Kennetta in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kennetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 202 babies named Kennetta between 1954 and 1995, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kennetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kennetta performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 88 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kennetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kennetta 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 202 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.

Kennetta at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

202

Since 1954

42 years of records

Peak year

1984

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1954

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1995

Kennetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1954

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1984)
15
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
05101520 1995198819831979197519711954 6

Kennetta by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
88 births that decade — 44% of Kennetta's all-time total
1950s61960s141970s881980s741990s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kennetta?
202 babies have been named Kennetta since 1954. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1984 with 15 births.
When was Kennetta most popular?
Kennetta was most popular in the 1970s decade with 88 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Kennetta been used?
Kennetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 42 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Kennetta?
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, 1954–1995 (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.