Is Kenan a boy or girl name?
Kenan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 187 boys were named Kenan, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.7% of the 4,490 US babies named Kenan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,131
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Kenan since 1947
- 4,490
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 187 babies
Boys and girls named Kenan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 52 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 107 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 258 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 350 | 5 | 1.4% |
| 1990s | 770 | 9 | 1.2% |
| 2000s | 1,045 | 11 | 1% |
| 2010s | 1,104 | 5 | 0.5% |
| 2020s | 764 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 187 | #1,131 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 143 | #1,332 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 168 | #1,194 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 132 | #1,389 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 134 | #1,338 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 168 | #1,161 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 135 | #1,337 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 98 | #1,628 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 106 | #1,558 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 94 | #1,673 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 110 | #1,480 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 73 | #1,926 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 103 | #1,549 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 129 | #1,324 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 88 | #1,731 | 5 | #18,462 |
| 2009 | 99 | #1,611 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 121 | #1,405 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 104 | #1,520 | 6 | #16,548 |
| 2006 | 104 | #1,471 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 107 | #1,395 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 94 | #1,463 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 98 | #1,378 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 114 | #1,213 | 5 | #16,812 |
| 2001 | 98 | #1,332 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 106 | #1,249 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 115 | #1,145 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 103 | #1,199 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 136 | #970 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 79 | #1,364 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 82 | #1,302 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 56 | #1,635 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 51 | #1,712 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 70 | #1,357 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 37 | #2,035 | 9 | #8,960 |
| 1990 | 41 | #1,885 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 25 | #2,575 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 35 | #1,894 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 36 | #1,816 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 40 | #1,629 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 34 | #1,776 | 5 | #11,504 |
| 1984 | 38 | #1,591 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 33 | #1,732 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 36 | #1,666 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 35 | #1,681 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 38 | #1,580 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 39 | #1,519 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 43 | #1,420 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 44 | #1,385 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 31 | #1,694 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 29 | #1,730 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 28 | #1,729 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 15 | #2,561 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,801 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,528 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,799 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 12 | #2,621 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,440 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,408 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 14 | #2,181 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 19 | #1,837 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 12 | #2,488 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 12 | #2,479 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,448 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 14 | #2,291 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 9 | #2,940 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 9 | #2,932 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 12 | #2,437 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,673 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,307 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #4,094 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 5 | #3,977 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 5 | #4,011 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kenan reached #970 in 1997. As a girl name, it reached #8,960 in 1991. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kenan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.