boy's name
Kenael
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 665
Kenael is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2015, when 40 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1991.
Kenael over time
Births per decade in France, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 20 |
| 2000s | 130 |
| 2010s | 325 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 190 |
How popular is Kenael?
In 2025, Kenael was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Kenael is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Kénaël | Kénaël is a rare spelling of Kenael, written with an acute accent and recorded about 230 times, mostly in France. | 230 |
| Kenaël | Kenaël is a rare spelling of Kenael, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 185 times, mostly in France. | 185 |
| Kénael | Kénael is a rare spelling of Kenael, written with an acute accent and recorded about 15 times, mostly in France. | 15 |
Names that peaked alongside Kenael
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kenael also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kenael over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kenael
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kenael — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kenael
Is Kenael a girl's or a boy's name?
Kenael is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Kenael most popular?
Kenael peaked in 2015, when 40 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Kenael a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kenael currently ranks #2,223 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.