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Kenan

/ˈkinən/ · 99% boys · 184 born in 2025

Kenan has been given to about 4,675 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈkinən/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,456
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kenan per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 187
  • Born in 2025184
  • All time4,675
  • England & Wales, 202522

How popular is Kenan?

Its best year was 2024, when 187 babies were given the name, ranking 1134th. The typical living American called Kenan is about 18 years old today. It is relatively most common in Connecticut, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Kenan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Keenan0.92
  2. Kegan0.85
  3. Kellan0.82
  4. Keegan0.77
  5. Hernan0.75
  6. Brennan0.73
  7. Sean0.70
  8. Evan0.70

Middle names for Kenan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kenan John0.77
  2. Kenan Lee0.77
  3. Kenan Bryce0.76
  4. Kenan Ross0.76
  5. Kenan Quinn0.76
  6. Kenan Jude0.76

Sibling names for Kenan

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Andiesister · 0.97
  2. Mustafabrother · 0.96
  3. Yehudabrother · 0.96
  4. Samirasister · 0.96
  5. Bridgerbrother · 0.95
  6. Soleilsister · 0.95

Where Kenan is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Connecticut0.02%
  2. Michigan0.01%
  3. North Carolina0.01%
  4. Washington0.01%
  5. New Jersey0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Kenan Anderson0.74
  2. Kenan White0.72
  3. Kenan Reyes0.72
  4. Kenan Moore0.72
  5. Kenan Lee0.72
  6. Kenan Hill0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Kenan

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Kenan across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.