Kennon Boy
How popular is Kennon?
#5,859 boy name in 2025
15 baby boys were named Kennon in the US in 2025, making it the 5859th most popular boy name.
Kennon popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #5,859 for boys (▼ 204 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 15 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-29% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,543 in 2015, #4,851 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2004 (33 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,434 in 1964 |
| First recorded | 1917 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kennon counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kenan family of names ranked #954 for boys in 2025 (#917 the year before), with 212 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kennon is most popular
Babies named Kennon per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Louisiana: 0.1 per 1,000 (7 boys)
Kennon by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 9 | #2,731 |
| 1920s | 61 | #2,723 |
| 1930s | 60 | #2,101 |
| 1940s | 103 | #1,883 |
| 1950s | 165 | #1,629 |
| 1960s | 207 | #1,434 |
| 1970s | 234 | #1,581 |
| 1980s | 228 | #2,016 |
| 1990s | 235 | #2,338 |
| 2000s | 226 | #3,010 |
| 2010s | 175 | #4,543 |
| 2020s | 93 | #4,846 |
Boy names about as popular as Kennon
Questions
- Is Kennon a boy or girl name?
- Kennon is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Kennon were boys.
- How popular is the name Kennon?
- 15 baby boys were named Kennon in the US in 2025, making it the 5859th most popular boy name.
- When was Kennon most popular?
- Kennon peaked in 2004, when 33 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,434 in 1964.
- How many people are named Kennon?
- 1,826 babies have been named Kennon in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,521 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 37.
- Where is Kennon most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kennon was most common in Louisiana, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.