Kennis

Given to 636 US babies since 1917

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Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

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recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

Fewer than 5

Peak year

1917

7 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

636

since 1917

Born a Kennis? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Kennis was most popular in 1917, when 7 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.01 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Kennis in 2025. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	<5	—
2024	<5	—	6	10,938
2023	<5	—	<5	—
2022	<5	—	<5	—
2021	<5	—	<5	—
2020	<5	—	<5	—
2019	6	13,799	<5	—
2018	<5	—	7	9,670
2017	<5	—	<5	—
2016	<5	—	<5	—
2015	5	16,419	6	10,644
2014	7	13,069	6	10,717
2013	7	13,150	<5	—
2012	<5	—	7	9,709
2011	8	12,153	<5	—
2010	<5	—	8	8,803
2009	<5	—	5	12,491
2008	<5	—	7	9,871
2007	5	17,636	<5	—
2006	7	13,606	<5	—
2005	12	8,883	<5	—
2004	7	12,761	5	11,356
2003	5	15,784	8	7,831
2002	<5	—	8	7,643
2001	7	12,056	7	8,339
2000	<5	—	6	9,112
1999	<5	—	6	8,704
1998	<5	—	5	9,631
1997	<5	—	6	8,110
1996	<5	—	<5	—
1995	<5	—	<5	—
1994	<5	—	5	8,800
1993	<5	—	8	6,228
1992	<5	—	8	6,128
1991	<5	—	14	4,005
1990	<5	—	<5	—
1989	<5	—	7	6,229
1988	<5	—	13	3,705
1987	<5	—	<5	—
1986	<5	—	5	6,721
1985	<5	—	6	5,785
1984	<5	—	<5	—
1983	<5	—	9	4,141
1982	<5	—	5	6,385
1981	<5	—	8	4,509
1980	<5	—	13	3,256
1979	<5	—	10	3,810
1978	<5	—	6	5,059
1977	<5	—	6	5,123
1976	<5	—	10	3,471
1975	<5	—	8	3,941
1974	<5	—	7	4,190
1973	<5	—	6	4,505
1972	<5	—	<5	—
1971	<5	—	12	2,813
1970	<5	—	10	3,071
1969	<5	—	9	3,062
1968	<5	—	8	3,107
1967	<5	—	9	2,760
1966	<5	—	7	3,249
1965	<5	—	8	2,982
1964	<5	—	11	2,546
1963	<5	—	7	3,318
1962	<5	—	12	2,364
1961	<5	—	16	2,070
1960	<5	—	8	3,077
1959	<5	—	7	3,290
1958	<5	—	13	2,265
1957	<5	—	10	2,631
1956	<5	—	11	2,497
1955	<5	—	10	2,558
1954	<5	—	<5	—
1953	<5	—	<5	—
1952	<5	—	11	2,376
1951	<5	—	8	2,844
1950	<5	—	7	3,021
1949	<5	—	6	3,298
1948	<5	—	9	2,608
1947	<5	—	<5	—
1946	<5	—	5	3,525
1945	<5	—	6	2,996
1944	<5	—	6	3,109
1943	<5	—	<5	—
1942	<5	—	6	3,212
1941	<5	—	7	2,872
1940	<5	—	8	2,671
1939	<5	—	<5	—
1938	<5	—	6	3,175
1937	<5	—	5	3,518
1936	<5	—	7	2,854
1935	<5	—	7	2,951
1934	<5	—	6	3,277
1933	<5	—	<5	—
1932	<5	—	<5	—
1931	<5	—	5	3,763
1930	<5	—	<5	—
1929	<5	—	<5	—
1928	<5	—	<5	—
1927	<5	—	8	3,151
1926	<5	—	<5	—
1925	<5	—	<5	—
1924	<5	—	<5	—
1923	<5	—	5	4,239
1922	<5	—	<5	—
1921	<5	—	<5	—
1920	<5	—	<5	—
1919	<5	—	<5	—
1918	<5	—	<5	—
1917	<5	—	7	3,217