Kenneth

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Kenneth first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 385 babies (rank #100 that year). In 2024 it was given to 52 boys (rank #541). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Kenneth

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Kenneth yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
22PersonalityThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

4,519

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

385

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Kenneth

Kenneth Kaundafreedom fighter · b. 1924
Kenneth Arrowstatistician · b. 1921
Kenneth G. Wilsontheoretical physicist · b. 1936
Kenneth Branaghfilm actor · b. 1960
Kenneth MacAlpinmonarch · b. 810

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Names ranked near Kenneth in 2024

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	385	#100
1992	347	#109
1993	299	#125
1994	217	#141
1995	225	#154
1996	243	#140
1997	178	#172
1998	166	#178
1999	150	#193
2000	150	#186
2001	120	#212
2002	118	#224
2003	119	#225
2004	110	#245
2005	124	#230
2006	117	#252
2007	106	#287
2008	100	#311
2009	93	#339
2010	84	#359
2011	89	#338
2012	96	#324
2013	87	#340
2014	89	#359
2015	69	#432
2016	103	#328
2017	76	#407
2018	72	#419
2019	85	#369
2020	71	#422
2021	68	#440
2022	48	#571
2023	63	#463
2024	52	#541