Kennith is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Kennith means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Kennith across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Kennith has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Kennith is a boy name of Scottish (Gaelic) origin meaning “handsome, born of fire”. A variant spelling of Kenneth.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 10,565 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Kennith per year, United States (1904 to 2025). United States peaked in 1956 (234/yr).
Kennith is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1956, when it ranked #1,104 nationally (given to 234 babies that year).
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