How Many People Are Named Keneth?
An estimated 1,008 people in the United States have the first name Keneth. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Keneth peaked in popularity in 1956 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Keneth as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Keneth paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,008
About 1 in 340,034 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1956
28 births
Total Registered
1,454
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Keneth
Keneth is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,454 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Keneth as a male name
Ranked #8,647 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 1956 (28 births)
Keneth: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Keneth span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 215 babies were registered. Keneth has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Keneth by Decade
How has Keneth tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Keneth by State
Birth registrations for Keneth span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Florida. The lowest are in Texas, Florida, New York. On average, about 16 Keneths were registered per state.
Keneth + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Keneth as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Keneth
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Keneth: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Keneth?
We estimate approximately 1,008 people named Keneth are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 340,034 Americans share this first name.
Is Keneth a common name?
Keneth is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,454 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Keneth most popular?
Keneth reached peak popularity in 1956, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Keneth is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Keneth a male name?
Keneth is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Keneth Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Keneth Smith, Keneth Johnson, Keneth Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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