boy's name

Kenon

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 409

Kenon is a boy's name. In 2016 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 1980, when 21 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1971.

Kenon over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2016, not a full ten years.

126
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Kenon by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 86
1980s 126
1990s 111
2000s 73
2010s (to 2016) 10

How popular is Kenon?

In 2016, Kenon 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 Kenon is used

England & Wales #5,265 3 in 2015
United States #12,515 5 in 2016

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 Kenon

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

Parents who like Kenon also like

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

Sibling names for Kenon

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

Common questions about Kenon

How popular is the name Kenon?

In 2016, Kenon 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 Kenon a girl's or a boy's name?

Kenon is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Kenon most popular?

Kenon peaked in 1980, when 21 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.