Kenneth
A boys’ name of Scottish Gaelic origin, meaning handsome, fair.
Babies a year
1,751
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#294
down from #284
UK popularity
#1007
30 babies
How Kenneth has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #199 |
| 2016 | #208 |
| 2017 | #218 |
| 2018 | #225 |
| 2019 | #234 |
| 2020 | #243 |
| 2021 | #258 |
| 2022 | #264 |
| 2023 | #262 |
| 2024 | #284 |
| 2025 | #294 |
In 2025, 30 babies in England and Wales were named Kenneth. In the US, 1,751 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 28,035 in 1957.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Kenneth was most common in 1945, when it went to 1.32% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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