boy's name
Kenan
- Origin Turkish
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 10,334
France
#271
2025 births
Kenan is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 184 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Kenan is a name of Turkish origin.
- Peaked in 2024, when 187 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 18,018 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1947.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Kenan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 10 |
| 1950s | 52 |
| 1960s | 107 |
| 1970s | 258 |
| 1980s | 355 |
| 1990s | 779 |
| 2000s | 1,056 |
| 2010s | 1,109 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 949 |
How popular is Kenan?
In 2025, Kenan was given to 184 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Kenan is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Kenan is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Kénan | Kénan is Kenan written with an acute accent, used in France, where it ranks #1,019. | 485 |
| Kënan | Kënan is a rare spelling of Kenan, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 15 times, mostly in France. | 15 |
Names that peaked alongside Kenan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kenan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kenan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Kenan in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Welsh
- Cynan
Sibling names for Kenan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kenan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kenan
How popular is the name Kenan?
In 2025, Kenan was given to 184 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Kenan a girl's or a boy's name?
Kenan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Kenan?
Kenan has 2 syllables.
When was Kenan most popular?
Kenan peaked in 2024, when 187 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Kenan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kenan currently ranks #271 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.