boy's name

Kenn

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 761

Kenn is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2018 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1958, when 29 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1938.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Kenn over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2018, not a full ten years.

202
'30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Kenn by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1930s 5
1940s 91
1950s 183
1960s 202
1970s 103
1980s 81
1990s 38
2000s 37
2010s (to 2018) 16

How popular is Kenn?

In 2018, Kenn was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Kenn is used

France #3,369 5 in 1991
United States #14,103 5 in 2018

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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.

Names that peaked alongside Kenn

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Kenn also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kenn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Kenn

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kenn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Kenn

How popular is the name Kenn?

In 2018, Kenn was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Kenn a girl's or a boy's name?

Kenn is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Kenn?

Kenn has 1 syllable.

When was Kenn most popular?

Kenn peaked in 1958, when 29 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.