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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Kenith

Kenith was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1938, when it ranked 1262nd; the most babies were born in 1963 (37). More babies were named Kenith in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
196337 babies
Total since 1880
1,630babies recorded

Kenith popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010#7,88710
2000#7,8438
1990#3,53317
1980#3,73711
1970#2,25217
1960#1,64425
1950#1,97715
1940#1,71517
1930#2,01615
1920#3,6597
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Kenith, counting every spelling?

Kenith is a spelling of Kennith, a name family that had 6 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 6 boys in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Kennith6#11,37442

Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.

How old are people named Kenith?

About 1,000 people born in the US named Kenith are alive today, with a median age of 55; half are between 37 and 66. That makes Kenith mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Kenith by state

How common Kenith was among boys born in each state in 1961–1965, around its peak. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesIL0.01Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesAR0.05Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Kenith, boys, 1961–1965. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Kenith: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kenith, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Kenith

How popular is the name Kenith?

Kenith was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1938, when it ranked 1262nd; the most babies were born in 1963 (37). More babies were named Kenith in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Kenith a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kenith in the US.

Where was Kenith most popular?

In 1961–1965, Kenith was most common in Arkansas (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Illinois and Illinois.