Kenyon Boy

How popular is Kenyon?

#3,657 boy name in 2025

30 baby boys were named Kenyon in the US in 2025, making it the 3657th most popular boy name.

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7,352living people named Kenyon (est.)
26median age of people named Kenyon
8,164babies named Kenyon since 1880
1 in 110,511US babies born in 2025

Kenyon popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#3,657 for boys (▲ 34 from 2024)
Babies in 202530 boys
10-year trendFalling fast (-68% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#1,677 in 2015, #2,235 in 2020
Peak year2005 (323 boys)
Highest rank#662 in 2005
First recorded1914
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Kenyon is most popular

Babies named Kenyon per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
  2. Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)

Kenyon by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1910s80#1,766
1920s147#1,744
1930s164#1,230
1940s166#1,429
1950s243#1,291
1960s335#1,138
1970s1,178#689
1980s738#910
1990s1,138#970
2000s2,470#662
2010s1,069#1,023
2020s249#2,235

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Questions

Is Kenyon a boy or girl name?
Kenyon is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Kenyon were boys.
How popular is the name Kenyon?
30 baby boys were named Kenyon in the US in 2025, making it the 3657th most popular boy name.
When was Kenyon most popular?
Kenyon peaked in 2005, when 323 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #662 in 2005.
How many people are named Kenyon?
8,164 babies have been named Kenyon in the US since 1880. We estimate about 7,352 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 26.
Where is Kenyon most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Kenyon was most common in Ohio, at 0.0 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.