How Many People Are Named Kennis?
An estimated 519 people in the United States have the first name Kennis. It is used for both genders, with 88.1% male. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Kennis peaked in popularity in 1961 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kennis 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 Kennis paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
519
About 1 in 660,413 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
88.1% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1961
16 births
Total Registered
636
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kennis
Kennis is predominantly male (88.1%), though 76 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kennis as a male name
Ranked #11,652 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1961 (16 births)
Kennis as a female name
Ranked #14,700 in 2019
6 female births in 2019
Peak: 2005 (12 births)
Kennis: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kennis span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 95 babies were registered. Kennis has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kennis by Decade
How has Kennis 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.
Kennis + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kennis as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kennis
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kennis: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kennis?
We estimate approximately 519 people named Kennis 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 660,413 Americans share this first name.
Is Kennis a common name?
Kennis is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 636 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kennis most popular?
Kennis reached peak popularity in 1961, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kennis is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kennis a male name?
Kennis is predominantly male. 88.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kennis Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kennis Smith, Kennis Johnson, Kennis 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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