male NAME · CURRENTLY #294
Kenneth
KEN-ith
“From Gaelic names including Cainnech, “handsome,” and Cináed, traditionally interpreted as “born of fire.””
A traditional Scottish masculine name with long English-language usage.
SSA POPULARITY HISTORY
How Kenneth has traveled through time
321880
411885
721890
1271895
2791900
4741905
8801910
5,7051915
7,8761920
10,1961925
11,7911930
12,1081935
15,1861940
18,1421945
23,8561950
26,8131955
27,7941960
22,7881965
16,9061970
9,6961975
9,6891980
9,0521985
8,3011990
5,2411995
4,1582000
3,3752005
2,4332010
2,0332015
1,4832020
1,1482025
LATEST YEAR20251,148 births
PEAK RANK#13in 1939
CURRENT USAGE0% F100% M
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.