Recorded 1917–2007 Boys' name Peak 1960 2,004 births

Kennth — boys' name

2,004 babies named Kennth in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s481930s851940s1961950s4731960s6501970s3131980s1831990s342000s16
1960s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Kennth was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

96 babies were named Kennth in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kennth

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,004 babies named Kennth between 1917 and 2007, spanning 91 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kennth currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 96 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kennth performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 650 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Kennth shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 72 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Kennth in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kennth 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 2,004 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.

Kennth at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

2,004

Since 1917

91 years of records

Peak year

1960

96 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1917

Recorded for 91 years

Last year on file: 2007

Kennth popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1917

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1960)
96
Annual births at peak — across 91 years of records
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Kennth by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
650 births that decade — 32% of Kennth's all-time total
1910s61920s481930s851940s1961950s4731960s6501970s3131980s1831990s342000s16

Kennth by state

Where Kennth concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kennth
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
72 3.6%
#2 Ohio
36 1.8%
#3 Texas
26 1.3%
#4 Florida
23 1.1%
#5 Michigan
23 1.1%
#6 Illinois
19 0.9%
#7 Pennsylvania
19 0.9%
#8 Georgia
17 0.8%
California share of Kennth's total US births 3.6%
Even split

72 of 2,004 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Kennth appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kennth?
2,004 babies have been named Kennth since 1917. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1960 with 96 births.
When was Kennth most popular?
Kennth was most popular in the 1960s decade with 650 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
Where is Kennth most popular?
The top states for the name Kennth are California (72 births), Ohio (36 births), Texas (26 births).
How long has the name Kennth been used?
Kennth has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 91 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Kennth?
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, 1917–2007 (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.