Swedish use
Source-reporteda male given name, a less common spelling of Kenneth
Source for this definition
- Kennet — Swedish definition (English Wiktionary via Kaikki)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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A given name in Swedish, Danish and 2 more
Language contexts for this entry: Swedish, Danish, Finnish and 1 more
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01 / Meaning & origin
Kennet is a masculine given name documented in Swedish, Danish, Finnish and 1 other language.
These definitions describe particular language uses. They are separate from literal name meanings.
a male given name, a less common spelling of Kenneth
02 / Across borders
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5 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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Published statistics
United States, 2024: 7 boys (rank 9894).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1945–2025 Spelling: Kennet
Recorded category boys
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Source: Statistics Norway · Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | 4 | 384 | observed |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1956 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1957 | 4 | 420 | observed |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1960 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1961 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1962 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1963 | 6 | 414 | observed |
| 1964 | 7 | 408 | observed |
| 1965 | 7 | 392 | observed |
| 1966 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1967 | 7 | 409 | observed |
| 1968 | 7 | 419 | observed |
| 1969 | 9 | 368 | observed |
| 1970 | 12 | 326 | observed |
| 1971 | 7 | 462 | observed |
| 1972 | 8 | 429 | observed |
| 1973 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1974 | 7 | 480 | observed |
| 1975 | 8 | 450 | observed |
| 1976 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1977 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1978 | 5 | 544 | observed |
| 1979 | 7 | 479 | observed |
| 1980 | 7 | 487 | observed |
| 1981 | 5 | 575 | observed |
| 1982 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1983 | 11 | 373 | observed |
| 1984 | 9 | 430 | observed |
| 1985 | 8 | 458 | observed |
| 1986 | 8 | 447 | observed |
| 1987 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1988 | 4 | 616 | observed |
| 1989 | 9 | 418 | observed |
| 1990 | 12 | 365 | observed |
| 1991 | 12 | 344 | observed |
| 1992 | 8 | 416 | observed |
| 1993 | 7 | 445 | observed |
| 1994 | 7 | 439 | observed |
| 1995 | 5 | 518 | observed |
| 1996 | 9 | 382 | observed |
| 1997 | 10 | 354 | observed |
| 1998 | 4 | 539 | observed |
| 1999 | 4 | 537 | observed |
| 2000 | 7 | 411 | observed |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | 4 | 507 | observed |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | 4 | 539 | observed |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Kennet” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.
Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Statistics Norway (SSB) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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