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Its wave through time Most used in the 1990s
In the United States 0 10 20 30 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 1999 per 100,000 babies of that sex 8,071 babies given this name since 1971 At its height in 1999, about 1 in 4,400 girls 120 babies in 2020 Names worth a look Kenneth Boy An English form of two Gaelic names, Cainnech and Cináed; their meanings are uncertain ('handsome' and 'born of… Early Medieval · peak 1951 Connie Girl A pet form of Constance, from Latin constantia 'steadfastness'. Modern · peak 1955 · forgotten Connor Boy From Irish Conchobhar, traditionally explained as 'lover of hounds' (cú, con 'hound' and cobhar 'desiring'), though… Early Medieval · peak 2004 Constance Girl From Latin constantia 'steadfastness, constancy'. Middle Ages · peak 1950 Kendra Girl A 20th-century name, probably a feminine of Kendrick or a blend of Ken- with names like Sandra; it has no… Modern · peak 1987 Kendall Girl From an English surname taken from Kendal in Cumbria, 'valley of the River Kent'. Modern · peak 2011 Kennedy Girl From the Irish surname Ó Cinnéide 'descendant of Cinnéide', a personal name usually analysed as ceann 'head' plus a… Modern · peak 2015 Candace Girl From Kandake, the title of the queens of Kush in Nubia (Acts 8:27), not originally a personal name; the title is… Biblical · peak 1982 Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.