Kenneth

Kenneth

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Kenneth first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 69 babies (rank #347 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

899

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Kenneth

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	69	#347
1997	68	#349
1998	61	#373
1999	60	#379
2000	49	#431
2001	41	#501
2002	55	#414
2003	35	#636
2004	43	#582
2005	53	#517
2006	39	#694
2007	32	#834
2008	39	#749
2009	31	#891
2010	37	#800
2011	33	#892
2012	28	#1,010
2013	22	#1,171
2014	31	#948
2015	34	#893
2016	39	#829

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#347

1997

#349

1998

#373

1999

#379

2000

#431

2001

#501

2002

#414

2003

#636

2004

#582

2005

#517

2006

#694

2007

#834

2008

#749

2009

#891

2010

#800

2011

#892

2012

#1,010

2013

#1,171

2014

#948

2015

#893

2016

#829

Numerology of Kenneth

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Kenneth

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