Kennith

Kennith: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“handsome”
Origin
Scottish Gaelic
Say it
KEN-ith · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Kennith is a spelling variant of Kenneth, from Scottish Gaelic Cináed. The traditional etymology is often given as 'handsome' or 'born of fire,' but the exact original derivation is debated.

How popular is Kennith?

20242.1 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Kennith in 20247

Peak year1940

Total US babies since 188010,559

Kennith is fading: recent use is about 43% of its level ten years before.

Names like Kennith

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Kennethborn of fire · Scottish Gaelic
  • Kennyhandsome · Scottish Gaelic
  • Kenhandsome; born of fire · Scottish Gaelic
  • Loganlittle hollow · Scottish Gaelic
  • Cameroncrooked nose · Scottish Gaelic
  • IanGod is gracious · Scottish Gaelic
  • Carsonson of Carr · Scottish Gaelic
  • Callumdove · Scottish Gaelic

Kennith questions

What does the name Kennith mean?

Kennith means "handsome". It comes from Scottish Gaelic. Kennith is a spelling variant of Kenneth, from Scottish Gaelic Cináed. The traditional etymology is often given as 'handsome' or 'born of fire,' but the exact original derivation is debated.

Is Kennith a boy or girl name?

Kennith is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Kennith?

7 US babies were named Kennith in 2024. Its peak year was 1940.

How do you pronounce Kennith?

Kennith is usually pronounced KEN-ith.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.