Recorded 1977–1983 Girls' name Peak 1977 15 births

Kennitha — girls' name

15 babies named Kennitha in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, 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

15 girls have been named Kennitha since 1977, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1983.

15
total births
1977–1983
years on record
1980s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Kennitha was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

5 babies were named Kennitha in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kennitha

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Kennitha between 1977 and 1983, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kennitha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kennitha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kennitha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kennitha 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 15 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.

Kennitha at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

15

Since 1977

7 years of records

Peak year

1977

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1977

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1983

Kennitha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1977

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1977)
5
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
5 198319811977 5

Kennitha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
10 births that decade — 67% of Kennitha's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kennitha?
15 babies have been named Kennitha since 1977. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1977 with 5 births.
When was Kennitha most popular?
Kennitha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Kennitha been used?
Kennitha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 7 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Kennitha?
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, 1977–1983 (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.