Girls' name · since 1988

Kennyetta

Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 15 babies named Kennyetta, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

15
total births
1988–1991
years on record
1980s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade

15 girls have been named Kennyetta since 1988, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Kennyetta has 15 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 1991.

  • 15 total births
  • 1988–1991 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 67% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kennyetta's 15 recorded births place it above 30% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kennyetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kennyetta splits its recorded history at 1989: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births).

Kennyetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1991

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1988)
5
Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
5 198819891991 5

Kennyetta by decade

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

1980s was Kennyetta's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.

Kennyetta births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kennyetta?
Kennyetta has been given to 15 babies in the U.S. since 1988, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1991. 5 babies were born in 1988, its single highest year.
When was Kennyetta most popular?
Kennyetta was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Kennyetta been used?
The SSA has tracked Kennyetta since 1988 -- 4 years through the most recent 1991 data.
What names are similar to Kennyetta?
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.

What to do with Kennyetta's data

  • Kennyetta's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1988–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Kennyetta: Baby Name Since 1988 - 15 Births, Peak 1988." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kennyetta. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Kennyetta 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 July 2026.