Keneth Boy
How popular is Keneth?
#6,799 boy name in 2025
12 baby boys were named Keneth in the US in 2025, making it the 6799th most popular boy name.
987living people named Keneth (est.)
45median age of people named Keneth
1,467babies named Keneth since 1880
1 in 276,279US babies born in 2025
Keneth popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #6,799 for boys (▲ 1508 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 12 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+50% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #8,739 in 2015, #8,734 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1956 (29 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,442 in 1956 |
| First recorded | 1914 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Keneth counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kenneth family of names ranked #290 for boys in 2025 (#285 the year before), with 1,160 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth | 1,148 | 99% |
| Keneth | 12 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Keneth by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 54 | #2,100 |
| 1920s | 125 | #1,672 |
| 1930s | 154 | #1,584 |
| 1940s | 122 | #1,771 |
| 1950s | 176 | #1,442 |
| 1960s | 215 | #1,478 |
| 1970s | 96 | #2,365 |
| 1980s | 88 | #3,097 |
| 1990s | 92 | #3,848 |
| 2000s | 197 | #3,417 |
| 2010s | 87 | #5,940 |
| 2020s | 61 | #5,922 |
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Questions
- Is Keneth a boy or girl name?
- Keneth is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Keneth were boys.
- How popular is the name Keneth?
- 12 baby boys were named Keneth in the US in 2025, making it the 6799th most popular boy name.
- When was Keneth most popular?
- Keneth peaked in 1956, when 29 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,442 in 1956.
- How many people are named Keneth?
- 1,467 babies have been named Keneth in the US since 1880. We estimate about 987 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 45.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.