How Many People Are Named Kennie?
An estimated 1,117 people in the United States have the first name Kennie. It is used for both genders, with 80.5% male. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Kennie peaked in popularity in 1960 with 44 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kennie 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 Kennie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,117
About 1 in 306,853 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
80.5% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1960
44 births
Total Registered
1,624
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kennie
Kennie is predominantly male (80.5%), though 316 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kennie as a male name
Ranked #13,309 in 2017
5 male births in 2017
Peak: 1960 (37 births)
Kennie as a female name
Ranked #10,658 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 1947 (12 births)
Kennie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kennie span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 307 babies were registered. Kennie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kennie by Decade
How has Kennie 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.
Kennie by State
Birth registrations for Kennie span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, Illinois. The lowest are in Tennessee, Illinois, Georgia. On average, about 8 Kennies were registered per state.
Kennie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kennie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kennie
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kennie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kennie?
We estimate approximately 1,117 people named Kennie 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 306,853 Americans share this first name.
Is Kennie a common name?
Kennie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,624 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kennie most popular?
Kennie reached peak popularity in 1960, when 44 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kennie is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kennie a male name?
Kennie is predominantly male. 80.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kennie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kennie Smith, Kennie Johnson, Kennie 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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