boy · scottish
Kenneth
say it ken-uth
What Kenneth means
- Scottish handsome, or born of fire; Kenneth MacAlpin, first king of Scots debated
How popular it is
Its use is falling over the last ten years.
- no. 269 in the US (2024)
- no. 407 in Norway (2020)
- no. 439 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 506 in Scotland (2025)
- no. 657 in Chile (2021)
- no. 1101 in England & Wales (2024)
In the United States it was most popular around 1940.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
Beau Kevin Juan Zayn Alan Sohan Hassan Kane Zayne Memphis Hasan Jamal
Kenneth in stories
- 30 Rock: Kenneth Parcell, the cheerful NBC page