Recorded 1939–1999 Boys' name Peak 1955 424 births

Kennieth — boys' name

424 babies named Kennieth in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s401950s1391960s1221970s731980s161990s29
1950s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Kennieth was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

19 babies were named Kennieth in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kennieth

The Social Security Administration has registered 424 babies named Kennieth between 1939 and 1999, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kennieth currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kennieth performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 139 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Kennieth shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kennieth 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 424 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.

Kennieth at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

424

Since 1939

61 years of records

Peak year

1955

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1939

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 1999

Kennieth popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1939

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1955)
19
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
05101520 199919811974196819621956195019411939 5

Kennieth by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
139 births that decade — 33% of Kennieth's all-time total
1930s51940s401950s1391960s1221970s731980s161990s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kennieth?
424 babies have been named Kennieth since 1939. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1955 with 19 births.
When was Kennieth most popular?
Kennieth was most popular in the 1950s decade with 139 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
How long has the name Kennieth been used?
Kennieth has been recorded in Social Security data since 1939, spanning 61 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Kennieth?
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.

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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, 1939–1999 (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.