Given name & surname
Kennett
“born of fire”·“handsome, fair one”·“born of the fire; an attractive man”
Kennett 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
Kennett 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
Kennett 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 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kennett through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 207
- 207 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1949
- 9 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 5 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 9 in 1949. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 316 as a first name in 2020; 2,050 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kennett’s family of names
Kennett has a related form in Kenneth.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
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.
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