How Many People Are Named Kenyon?
An estimated 7,392 people in the United States have the first name Kenyon. It is predominantly male (97.7%). The average bearer is 32 years old, and Kenyon peaked in popularity in 2005 with 323 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kenyon 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 Kenyon paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Kenyon is overwhelmingly male, 187 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
7,392
About 1 in 46,368 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
97.7% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
2005
323 births
Total Registered
8,133
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kenyon
Kenyon is predominantly male (97.7%), though 187 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kenyon as a male name
Ranked #3,729 in 2024
30 male births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (323 births)
Kenyon as a female name
Ranked #14,714 in 2007
7 female births in 2007
Peak: 1974 (13 births)
Kenyon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kenyon span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 2,502 babies were registered. Kenyon has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kenyon by Decade
How has Kenyon 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.
Kenyon by State
Birth registrations for Kenyon span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Iowa, Nevada, Kansas. On average, about 133 Kenyons were registered per state.
Kenyon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kenyon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kenyon
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kenyon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kenyon?
We estimate approximately 7,392 people named Kenyon 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 46,368 Americans share this first name.
Is Kenyon a common name?
Kenyon is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,133 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kenyon most popular?
Kenyon reached peak popularity in 2005, when 323 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kenyon is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kenyon a male name?
Kenyon is predominantly male. 97.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kenyon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kenyon Smith, Kenyon Johnson, Kenyon 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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