Kennet

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Kennet: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Kennet: Recorded since 1953, it reached #334 in 1970, and it was last ranked in 2004.

1registrar recorded it
36times a registrar ranked it
52years from first to last
#334highest recorded position
9groupings it qualifies for

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1953–2004

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Norway · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1953	#389
1957	#433
1963	#434
1964	#424
1965	#409
1967	#426
1968	#435
1969	#385
1970	#334
1971	#475
1972	#437
1974	#501
1975	#465
1978	#570
1979	#499
1980	#504
1981	#597
1983	#384
1984	#445
1985	#470
1986	#465
1988	#642
1989	#430
1990	#376
1991	#355
1992	#431
1993	#467
1994	#449
1995	#536
1996	#391
1997	#366
1998	#567
1999	#560
2000	#422
2002	#531
2004	#561

VerifiedSource: Statistics Norway (SSB) — Born Persons by First Name.Confidence: high.

See all Norway names · Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) — Born Persons by First Name

What the data shows

FallingNorway · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 36 of the 52 years from 1953 to 2004.

Official data for Norway, 1953–2004 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1953
First recorded at #389 among boys in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1953–2004
Highest recorded position: #334 among boys in Norway, in 1970 (recorded 1953–2004).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2004
Most recently recorded at #561 among boys in Norway, in 2004.
Norway · Boys

Kennet by decade in Norway · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Kennet in Norway · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1950s	8	2 of 10	4
1960s	43	6 of 10	7
1970sbusiest	54	7 of 10	8
1980s	61	8 of 10	8
1990s	78	10 of 10	8
2000s	15	3 of 10	5

Across Norway · Boys, the 1970s were its busiest decade — the 7 years of it this list covers, averaging 8 births a year.

See the names Norwayhas recorded the most births with →

Kennet appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1953 to 2004. Highest recorded position: #334 in Norway in 1970.

Kennet's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2004	Norway	male	#561	4	High	Verified
2002	Norway	male	#531	4	High	Verified
2000	Norway	male	#422	7	High	Verified
1999	Norway	male	#560	4	High	Verified
1998	Norway	male	#567	4	High	Verified
1997	Norway	male	#366	10	High	Verified
1996	Norway	male	#391	9	High	Verified
1995	Norway	male	#536	5	High	Verified
1994	Norway	male	#449	7	High	Verified
1993	Norway	male	#467	7	High	Verified
1992	Norway	male	#431	8	High	Verified
1991	Norway	male	#355	12	High	Verified
1990	Norway	male	#376	12	High	Verified
1989	Norway	male	#430	9	High	Verified
1988	Norway	male	#642	4	High	Verified
1986	Norway	male	#465	8	High	Verified
1985	Norway	male	#470	8	High	Verified
1984	Norway	male	#445	9	High	Verified
1983	Norway	male	#384	11	High	Verified
1981	Norway	male	#597	5	High	Verified
1980	Norway	male	#504	7	High	Verified
1979	Norway	male	#499	7	High	Verified
1978	Norway	male	#570	5	High	Verified
1975	Norway	male	#465	8	High	Verified
1974	Norway	male	#501	7	High	Verified
1972	Norway	male	#437	8	High	Verified
1971	Norway	male	#475	7	High	Verified
1970	Norway	male	#334	12	High	Verified
1969	Norway	male	#385	9	High	Verified
1968	Norway	male	#435	7	High	Verified
1967	Norway	male	#426	7	High	Verified
1965	Norway	male	#409	7	High	Verified
1964	Norway	male	#424	7	High	Verified
1963	Norway	male	#434	6	High	Verified
1957	Norway	male	#433	4	High	Verified
1953	Norway	male	#389	4	High	Verified

Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1953 and 2004, ranked in 36 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #334, first reached in 1970.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 12 births, registered in Norway in 1970.

Its record falls into 10 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 5 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Kenna · #431, 26y
Kennedy · #351, 30y
Kenneth · #10, 79y
Kenny · #311, 44y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Eirill · #332, 31y
Frid · #327, 36y
Ragne · #326, 37y
Ingvil · #325, 31y

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1950 and 1959.

Ayse · #333, 64y
Maryan · #336, 55y
Rainer · #332, 35y
Violeta · #338, 46y

Kennet was ranked #334 in Norway · Boys in 1970. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Kennet and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Kennet without appearing here.

Kennet moved ahead of

Harry Compare
In 1988 they stood at #642 and #543 in Norway · Boys; by 1989 that had become #430 and #621.
Stephen Compare
In 1995 they stood at #536 and #511 in Norway · Boys; by 1996 that had become #391 and #544.
Ronny Compare
In 2003 they stood at #531 and #452 in Norway · Boys; by 2004 that had become #561 and #580.
Ronald Compare
In 1982 they stood at #597 and #357 in Norway · Boys; by 1983 that had become #384 and #396.

Moved ahead of Kennet

Ulrik Compare
In 1987 they stood at #465 and #486 in Norway · Boys; by 1988 that had become #642 and #245.
Liam Compare
In 1997 they stood at #366 and #394 in Norway · Boys; by 1998 that had become #567 and #275.
Sander Compare
In 1987 they stood at #465 and #633 in Norway · Boys; by 1988 that had become #642 and #386.
Sondre Compare
In 1970 they stood at #334 and #510 in Norway · Boys; by 1971 that had become #475 and #220.

Moved the opposite way to Kennet

Aksel Compare
Between 1953 and 2004 in Norway · Boys, Kennet went from #389 to #561 while Aksel went from #162 to #70.
Anders Compare
Between 1953 and 2004 in Norway · Boys, Kennet went from #389 to #561 while Anders went from #65 to #36.
Andreas Compare
Between 1953 and 2004 in Norway · Boys, Kennet went from #389 to #561 while Andreas went from #131 to #3.
Brian Compare
Between 1953 and 2004 in Norway · Boys, Kennet went from #389 to #561 while Brian went from #357 to #213.

Moved the same way as Kennet

Arild Compare
Between 1953 and 2004 in Norway · Boys, Kennet went from #389 to #561 and Arild from #22 to #312.
Arne Compare
Between 1953 and 2004 in Norway · Boys, Kennet went from #389 to #561 and Arne from #7 to #169.
Bjørn Compare
Between 1953 and 2004 in Norway · Boys, Kennet went from #389 to #561 and Bjørn from #3 to #95.
Dag Compare
Between 1953 and 2004 in Norway · Boys, Kennet went from #389 to #561 and Dag from #37 to #399.

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Recorded in official data for Norway from 1953 to 2004. Highest recorded position: #334 in Norway in 1970. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Kennet

Kennet at a glance

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Popularity journey

Kennet by decade in Norway · Boys

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Kennet at a glance

Kennet by decade in Norway · Boys

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