Kennith
Kennith was the 11374th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1940, when it ranked 423rd; the most babies were born in 1956 (234). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,732 places. More babies were named Kennith in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,374 boys, down 1,261 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1956234 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,565babies recorded
Kennith popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1970.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,374 | 6 |
| 2020 | #10,113 | 7 |
| 2010 | #4,769 | 20 |
| 2000 | #2,408 | 40 |
| 1990 | #1,444 | 61 |
| 1980 | #1,263 | 54 |
| 1970 | #708 | 138 |
| 1960 | #560 | 197 |
| 1950 | #493 | 186 |
| 1940 | #423 | 192 |
| 1930 | #623 | 98 |
| 1920 | #934 | 55 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kennith, counting every spelling?
Kennith is the most common spelling of a name family that had 6 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 6 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennith | 6 | #11,374 | 42 |
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 many kids will share the name Kennith?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kennith (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kennith born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kennith.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kennith?
About 6,400 people born in the US named Kennith are alive today, with a median age of 61; half are between 44 and 71. That makes Kennith a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kennith: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kennith, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kennith
How popular is the name Kennith?
Kennith was the 11374th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1940, when it ranked 423rd; the most babies were born in 1956 (234). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,732 places. More babies were named Kennith in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Kennith a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kennith in the US.