OriginDanish / Gaelic / Norwegian / Scandinavian / Swedish
GenderMale
Syllables2
NumerologyLife Path 6
US Rank (today)#11950
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Origin & history of Kennet
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Danish / Gaelic / Norwegian / Scandinavian / Swedish roots
Kennet comes from the Danish / Gaelic / Norwegian / Scandinavian / Swedish tradition, meaning Handsome One.
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How popular is Kennet?
1959peak year
Today, Kennet is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #11950), with only about 6 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1959, 13 babies were given the name (ranked #2357 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1960s. Kennet's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 214 babies have been registered as Kennet since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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