Kenneth

Kenneth

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Kenneth first appears in the data in 1948 and has been recorded in 61 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 89 babies (rank #206 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. 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.

1,744

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1948	1	#15
1949	1	#37
1953	1	#33
1954	1	#98
1955	1	#809
1957	3	#720
1958	3	#746
1959	3	#758
1960	3	#774
1961	9	#561
1962	6	#645
1963	6	#642
1964	9	#581
1965	16	#471
1966	17	#461
1967	23	#393
1968	20	#424
1969	36	#327
1970	32	#358
1971	26	#388
1972	39	#307
1973	35	#315
1974	25	#385
1975	25	#376
1976	28	#363
1977	13	#528
1978	30	#350
1979	44	#284
1980	40	#315
1981	47	#282
1982	26	#400
1983	29	#372
1984	29	#381
1985	39	#332
1986	42	#321
1987	72	#226
1988	67	#239
1989	70	#234
1990	68	#262
1991	89	#206
1992	79	#224
1993	78	#232
1994	87	#214
1995	77	#234
1996	73	#248
1997	44	#358
1998	48	#344
1999	39	#390
2000	24	#514
2001	28	#473
2002	17	#608
2003	15	#641
2004	16	#615
2005	10	#761
2006	5	#987
2007	11	#695
2008	7	#863
2009	4	#1,052
2010	5	#959
2013	1	#1,335
2015	2	#94

Year

Babies

Rank

1948

#15

1949

#37

1953

#33

1954

#98

1955

#809

1957

#720

1958

#746

1959

#758

1960

#774

1961

#561

1962

#645

1963

#642

1964

#581

1965

#471

1966

#461

1967

#393

1968

#424

1969

#327

1970

#358

1971

#388

1972

#307

1973

#315

1974

#385

1975

#376

1976

#363

1977

#528

1978

#350

1979

#284

1980

#315

1981

#282

1982

#400

1983

#372

1984

#381

1985

#332

1986

#321

1987

#226

1988

#239

1989

#234

1990

#262

1991

#206

1992

#224

1993

#232

1994

#214

1995

#234

1996

#248

1997

#358

1998

#344

1999

#390

2000

#514

2001

#473

2002

#608

2003

#641

2004

#615

2005

#761

2006

#987

2007

#695

2008

#863

2009

#1,052

2010

#959

2013

#1,335

2015

#94

Numerology of Kenneth

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Kenneth

More popular boys' names

Other boys' names starting with K

Year-by-Year Detail