Total births
19
Recorded 2001–2009 Girls' name Peak 2001 19 births
Kennise — girls' name
19 babies named Kennise in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
19 girls have been named Kennise since 2001, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2009.
- 19
- total births
- 2001–2009
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Kennise was born in this single decade.
2001
Single peak year
8 babies were named Kennise in 2001 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Kennise
The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Kennise between 2001 and 2009, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kennise currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Kennise performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Kennise 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 19 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.
Kennise at a glance
Last recorded 2009Peak year
2001
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2001
Kennise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2001
- Peak year (2001)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
Kennise by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 19 births that decade — 100% of Kennise's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kennise? ▼
19 babies have been named Kennise since 2001. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2001 with 8 births.
When was Kennise most popular? ▼
Kennise was most popular in the 2000s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Kennise been used? ▼
Kennise has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 9 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Kennise? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Kennise
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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, 2001–2009 (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.