Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Keneth isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Keneth through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,467
- 1,467 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #7,011 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +39%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,011 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 39.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 29 in 1956. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,602 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
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