How Many People Are Named Kenan?
An estimated 4,381 people in the United States have the first name Kenan. It is predominantly male (99.3%). The average bearer is 22 years old, and Kenan peaked in popularity in 2024 with 187 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kenan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kenan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,381
About 1 in 78,237 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.3% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2024
187 births
Total Registered
4,490
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kenan
Kenan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,490 total births registered, 99.3% were male.
Kenan as a male name
Ranked #1,131 in 2024
187 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (187 births)
Kenan as a female name
Ranked #18,462 in 2010
5 female births in 2010
Peak: 1991 (9 births)
Kenan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kenan span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,109 babies were registered. While Kenan is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kenan by Decade
How has Kenan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kenan by State
Birth registrations for Kenan span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, California, New York. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Kentucky, Arkansas. On average, about 94 Kenans were registered per state.
Kenan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kenan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kenan
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kenan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kenan?
We estimate approximately 4,381 people named Kenan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 78,237 Americans share this first name.
Is Kenan a common name?
Kenan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,490 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kenan most popular?
Kenan reached peak popularity in 2024, when 187 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kenan is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kenan a male name?
Kenan is predominantly male. 99.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kenan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kenan Smith, Kenan Johnson, Kenan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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