as a First Name
Of Scottish origin: Anglicized form of two different Gaelic names, Cinaed and Cainnech. The former was the Gaelic name of Kenneth mac Alpin (d. 858), first king of the united Picts and Scots. The latter survives today in Scotland as the common Gaelic name Coinneach. Since early in the 20th century Kenneth has been in regular use and enjoyed great popularity as a given name well beyond the borders of Scotland.
| 33rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Millions
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 1,057,723
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 1,252,006
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- Michigan
- has the most people named Kenneth per capita
- 1951
- marked the height of its popularity
0.13%
99.87%
44%
55+
55+
41%
30-54
30-54
10%
13-29
13-29
6%
0-12
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