How Many People Are Named Kennon?
An estimated 1,538 people in the United States have the first name Kennon. It is predominantly male (98.3%). The average bearer is 40 years old, and Kennon peaked in popularity in 1991 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kennon 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 Kennon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,538
About 1 in 222,857 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.3% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1991
35 births
Total Registered
1,811
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kennon
Kennon is predominantly male (98.3%), though 30 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kennon as a male name
Ranked #5,765 in 2024
16 male births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (33 births)
Kennon as a female name
Ranked #17,844 in 2015
5 female births in 2015
Peak: 1979 (5 births)
Kennon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kennon span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 245 babies were registered. While Kennon is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kennon by Decade
How has Kennon 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.
Kennon by State
Birth registrations for Kennon span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Louisiana, Alabama. The lowest are in Georgia, California, Alabama. On average, about 26 Kennons were registered per state.
Kennon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kennon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kennon
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kennon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kennon?
We estimate approximately 1,538 people named Kennon 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 222,857 Americans share this first name.
Is Kennon a common name?
Kennon is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,811 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kennon most popular?
Kennon reached peak popularity in 1991, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kennon is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kennon a male name?
Kennon is predominantly male. 98.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kennon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kennon Smith, Kennon Johnson, Kennon 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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