How Many People Are Named Kenner?
An estimated 511 people in the United States have the first name Kenner. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Kenner peaked in popularity in 2015 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kenner 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 Kenner paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
511
About 1 in 670,752 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2015
31 births
Total Registered
531
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kenner
Kenner is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 531 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kenner as a male name
Ranked #4,249 in 2024
25 male births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (31 births)
Kenner: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kenner span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 188 babies were registered. While Kenner is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kenner by Decade
How has Kenner 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.
Kenner by State
Kenner + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kenner as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kenner
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kenner: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kenner?
We estimate approximately 511 people named Kenner 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 670,752 Americans share this first name.
Is Kenner a common name?
Kenner is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 531 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kenner most popular?
Kenner reached peak popularity in 2015, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kenner is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kenner a male name?
Kenner is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kenner Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kenner Smith, Kenner Johnson, Kenner 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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