Given name & surname
Kennet
“born of fire”·“handsome, fair one”·“born of the fire; an attractive man”
In Swedish use, Kennet is a variant of Kenneth. Interpretations include “born of fire”, “handsome, fair one”, and “born of the fire; an attractive man” (Irish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Swedish use, Kennet is a variant of Kenneth. Interpretations include “born of fire”, “handsome, fair one”, and “born of the fire; an attractive man” (Irish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Swedish use, Kennet is a variant of Kenneth. An origin associated with Kenneth is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1938. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kennet through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 214
- 214 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 701 as a first name in 2020; a sample rank of No. 71,444 among surnames in 1990.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kennet’s family of names
Kennet developed from Kenneth. In Swedish usage, Kennet has a related form in Kenneth.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Kennet
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Kennet, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“from the free man's town”
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“a friend of ships; a man of the river”
>99% boys