Girls' name · since 1971

Kenyette

100 babies named Kenyette in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

100
total births
1971–1991
years on record
1970s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade

Kenyette is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 100 have been recorded since 1971.

Kenyette has 100 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1991.

  • 100 total births
  • 1971–1991 years on record
  • 1970s peak decade
  • 49% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kenyette's 100 recorded births place it above 62% 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.

Kenyette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Kenyette's full recorded timeline at 1980, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Kenyette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1991

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1971)
9
Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
45678910 19711974197619791981198719891991 6

Kenyette by decade

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

1970s was Kenyette's strongest decade.

49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.

Kenyette births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 49 births (49% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kenyette?
Since 1971, Social Security records show 100 babies named Kenyette. The most recent recorded year was 1991. Its busiest year on record was 1971, with 9 births.
When was Kenyette most popular?
Kenyette was most popular in the 1970s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Kenyette been used?
Records for Kenyette go back to 1971, giving 21 years of history through 1991.
What names are similar to Kenyette?
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 Kenyette's data

  • Kenyette's decade-level peak was the 1970s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • 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, 1971–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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NameAlmanac. "Kenyette: Baby Name Since 1971 - 100 Births, Peak 1971." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kenyette. 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 Kenyette 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.