US rank #9910 Boys' name Peak 1956 10,554 births

Kennith — #9910 US boys' name

10,554 babies named Kennith in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#9910
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 30% of names given to boys today.

1950s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Kennith was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

234 babies were named Kennith in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kennith

The Social Security Administration has registered 10,554 babies named Kennith between 1904 and 2024, spanning 121 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kennith currently holds the #9910 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 234 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kennith performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 2,064 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Kennith shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 931 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Kentucky. In total, SSA state-level files list Kennith in 27 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kennith 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 10,554 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.

Kennith at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

10,554

Since 1904

121 years of records

Peak year

1956

234 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

#9,910

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1904

Recorded for 121 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kennith popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1904

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1956)
234
Annual births at peak — across 121 years of records
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Kennith popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1970 (Kennith as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1970 5

Kennith by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
2,064 births that decade — 20% of Kennith's all-time total
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Kennith by state

Where Kennith concentrates geographically — total births since 1904

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kennith
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
931 8.8%
#2 California
650 6.2%
#3 Kentucky
649 6.1%
#4 West Virginia
431 4.1%
#5 Oklahoma
422 4.0%
#6 Alabama
393 3.7%
#7 Tennessee
367 3.5%
#8 Arkansas
351 3.3%
Texas share of Kennith's total US births 8.8%
Even split

931 of 10,554 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.

Kennith appears in 27 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kennith?
10,554 babies have been named Kennith since 1904. It currently ranks #9910 among boys. The peak year was 1956 with 234 births.
When was Kennith most popular?
Kennith was most popular in the 1950s decade with 2,064 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
Where is Kennith most popular?
The top states for the name Kennith are Texas (931 births), California (650 births), Kentucky (649 births).
How long has the name Kennith been used?
Kennith has been recorded in Social Security data since 1904, spanning 121 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kennith?
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, 1904–2024 (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.