Girls' name · since 1977
Kennitha
Kennitha has 15 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #49,842 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
15 girls have been named Kennitha since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kennitha recorded 15 times among girls since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1983.
- #49,842 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 15 born since 1977
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kennitha ranks #49,842 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1977, peaking in the 1980s.
- #49,842 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kennitha's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kennitha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kennitha's full recorded timeline at 1981, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births.
Kennitha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1983
- Peak year (1977)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Kennitha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (10 births, 67% of the file).
1980s was Kennitha's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Kennitha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window.
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kennitha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~6 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, 1977–1983 (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 Kennitha 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.