Boys' name · since 1904
Kennith
Since 1904, U.S. Social Security records show 10,560 babies named Kennith, peaking in 1956. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,174 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,747 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,560
- born since 1904
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kennith is the #10747 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 10,560 recorded since 1904.
Social Security Administration records show Kennith recorded 10,560 times among boys since 1904, holding rank #10747 nationally today, ahead of 23% of boys, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 2025.
- #1,174 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,747 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 10,560 born since 1904
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kennith ranks #1,174 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,747 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 10,560 born since 1904, peaking in the 1950s.
- #1,174 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,747 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,560
- born since 1904
- 1950s
- peak decade
Kennith's 10,560 recorded births place it above 97.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kennith compares
10,560 Top 9% higher than 91% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kennith's all-time total is 29x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kennith | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,560 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 234 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kennith's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kennith splits its recorded history at 1967: 31% of all births land in the more recent half, 69% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1904 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1956 peak of 234 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kennith popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–2025
- Peak year (1956)
- 234
- Annual births at peak, across 122 years of records
Kennith popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1970 (Kennith as girls' name)
Kennith by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (2,064 births, 20% of the file).
1950s was Kennith's strongest decade.
2,064 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Kennith births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s 190
1910s
190 births
- 1920s 669
1920s
669 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,304 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,743 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,064 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,801 births
- 1970s
1970s
959 births
- 1980s 736
1980s
736 births
- 1990s 531
1990s
531 births
- 2000s 325
2000s
325 births
- 2010s 178
2010s
178 births
- 2020s 49
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 2,064 births (20% of all-time use).
How Kennith compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kennith's total volume
Kennith by state
Where Kennith concentrates geographically, total births since 1904
| 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% |
931 of 10,560 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Kennith appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kennith's data
- Kennith's decade-level peak was the 1950s (2,064 total births); usage has since declined to 49 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kenniths (931 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kennith: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~121 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1904–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kennith draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.