How Many People Are Named Kennan?
An estimated 1,205 people in the United States have the first name Kennan. It is predominantly male (95.8%). The average bearer is 30 years old, and Kennan peaked in popularity in 2000 with 46 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kennan 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 Kennan paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Kennan is overwhelmingly male, 53 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
1,205
About 1 in 284,443 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
95.8% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2000
46 births
Total Registered
1,263
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kennan
Kennan is predominantly male (95.8%), though 53 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kennan as a male name
Ranked #6,307 in 2024
14 male births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (41 births)
Kennan as a female name
Ranked #17,600 in 2016
5 female births in 2016
Peak: 2000 (11 births)
Kennan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kennan span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 328 babies were registered. Kennan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kennan by Decade
How has Kennan 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.
Kennan by State
Birth registrations for Kennan span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Illinois, Georgia, Florida. On average, about 13 Kennans were registered per state.
Kennan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kennan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kennan
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kennan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kennan?
We estimate approximately 1,205 people named Kennan 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 284,443 Americans share this first name.
Is Kennan a common name?
Kennan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,263 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kennan most popular?
Kennan reached peak popularity in 2000, when 46 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kennan is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kennan a male name?
Kennan is predominantly male. 95.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kennan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kennan Smith, Kennan Johnson, Kennan 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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