Kennetha
Feminine · “handsome”
Kennetha is a feminine of Kenneth, made the simplest way, by adding an -a. It is three syllables with the stress at the front, sturdy and uncommon.
How old is the name Kennetha?
Kennetha first appears in US birth records in 1955 — 70 years ago. The typical Kennetha alive today was born around 1977, making them about 48 years old. About 500 people named Kennetha are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Kennetha most popular?
Kennetha peaked in 1956, reaching #1760 nationally. See the whole 1956 chart.
Lists built from the same records:
Where it comes from
From Coinneach / Cináed to Kennetha
The story of Kennetha
Kenneth came from Scotland, where two old Gaelic names met in one English spelling. One Kenneth wrote a book loved by generations: Kenneth Grahame, a secretary of the Bank of England, told his small son bedtime stories about a mole, a water rat and a boastful toad, wrote more of them in letters when the boy was away, and gathered them as The Wind in the Willows. Kennetha makes the name a daughter's by adding an -a, and nothing more is recorded about who first did.
Meaningscholars disagree
handsome, or born of fire, through Kenneth
Kenneth represents two Gaelic names, Coinneach, handsome, and Cináed, often explained as born of fire. Kennetha is a modern feminine of it.
How the name formed
- Coinneach / Cináed
- Kenneth
- Kennetha
Pronouncing Kennetha
KEN-uh-thuh
Stress on the first syllable.
Nicknames for Kennetha
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1955
- Most girls named
- 195636 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1760reached in 1956
- Change vs 1997
- −16.7%5 in 1998, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Kennethas among us
people named Kennetha are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Kennetha sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It has a clear Scottish history.
- Kenna is a gentle short form.
- It is rare, so she will seldom share it.
- It will be heard as Kenneth with an ending, and some will find it heavy.
- People may write Kenetha or Kennitha.
Nobody names a baby alone.
Put Kennetha to the vote.
Add it to a family vote or a couple’s swipe deck — the other person gets one card, a simple answer and room to say why. No app, no account for them.
Only the people you invite can see your list.
Already decided on Kennetha? Hide it among decoys and let them guess.
What they receive
Someone added a name to your list
Kennetha
Feminine
Frequently asked
- How many Kennethas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Kennetha are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Kennetha in 2025?
- Kennetha is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Kennetha with classmates?
- Kennetha will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More K names
The most-given names starting with K, all years combined.
Karen#1279 · Kimberly#302 · Kathleen#1150 · Katherine#186 · Kelly#851 · Kathryn#729 · Kayla#364 · Kathy#3249
Looking for what else is popular rather than what resembles Kennetha? See the current top 100.
Choosing between Kennetha and another name?
See them side by side — full stats, history and a gentle verdict.
Compare side by sideIn a hurry? Just pick a winner — one tap, no sign-up, and you see how everyone else voted.
Weighing a whole shortlist? Add the rest in the builder, or settle it with a bracket.
Cast your vote
Which one would you pick?
Your gut first, the numbers after — the split shows once you pick.
US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
No advertising trackers and no data sellinghow we handle your dataindependent and founder-run, about Name Battle