How Many People Are Named Kennith?
An estimated 6,974 people in the United States have the first name Kennith. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Kennith peaked in popularity in 1956 with 234 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kennith 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 Kennith paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,974
About 1 in 49,147 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1956
234 births
Total Registered
10,559
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kennith
Kennith is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 10,559 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kennith as a male name
Ranked #10,389 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 1956 (234 births)
Kennith as a female name
Ranked #8,627 in 1970
5 female births in 1970
Peak: 1970 (5 births)
Kennith: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kennith span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 2,064 babies were registered. Kennith has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kennith by Decade
How has Kennith 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.
Kennith by State
Birth registrations for Kennith span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Kentucky. The lowest are in Kansas, Iowa, Arizona. On average, about 249 Kenniths were registered per state.
Kennith + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kennith as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kennith
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kennith: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kennith?
We estimate approximately 6,974 people named Kennith 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 49,147 Americans share this first name.
Is Kennith a common name?
Kennith is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,559 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kennith most popular?
Kennith reached peak popularity in 1956, when 234 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kennith is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kennith a male name?
Kennith is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kennith Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kennith Smith, Kennith Johnson, Kennith 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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