Recorded 1956–1994 Girls' name Peak 1977 157 births

Kennita — girls' name

157 babies named Kennita in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

157 girls have been named Kennita since 1956, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1994.

157
total births
1956–1994
years on record
1980s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Kennita was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

13 babies were named Kennita in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kennita

The Social Security Administration has registered 157 babies named Kennita between 1956 and 1994, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kennita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kennita performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kennita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kennita 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 157 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.

Kennita at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

157

Since 1956

39 years of records

Peak year

1977

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1956

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1994

Kennita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1956

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1977)
13
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
468101214 19941987198419811978197319641956 6

Kennita by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
70 births that decade — 45% of Kennita's all-time total
1950s61960s161970s481980s701990s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kennita?
157 babies have been named Kennita since 1956. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1977 with 13 births.
When was Kennita most popular?
Kennita was most popular in the 1980s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Kennita been used?
Kennita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 39 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Kennita?
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.

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, 1956–1994 (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.