How Many People Are Named Kenon?
An estimated 390 people in the United States have the first name Kenon. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Kenon peaked in popularity in 1980 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kenon 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 Kenon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
390
About 1 in 878,857 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1980
21 births
Total Registered
406
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kenon
Kenon is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 406 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kenon as a male name
Ranked #13,280 in 2016
5 male births in 2016
Peak: 1980 (21 births)
Kenon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kenon span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 126 babies were registered. Kenon has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kenon by Decade
How has Kenon 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.
Kenon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kenon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kenon
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kenon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kenon?
We estimate approximately 390 people named Kenon 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 878,857 Americans share this first name.
Is Kenon a common name?
Kenon is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 406 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kenon most popular?
Kenon reached peak popularity in 1980, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kenon is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kenon a male name?
Kenon is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kenon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kenon Smith, Kenon Johnson, Kenon 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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