Is Kenyon a boy or girl name?
Kenyon is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 30 boys were named Kenyon, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.3% of the 8,133 US babies named Kenyon were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,729
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Kenyon since 1914
- 8,133
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 323 babies
Boys and girls named Kenyon, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 80 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 147 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 164 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 166 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 243 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 335 | 5 | 1.5% |
| 1970s | 1,178 | 78 | 6.2% |
| 1980s | 738 | 30 | 3.9% |
| 1990s | 1,138 | 42 | 3.6% |
| 2000s | 2,470 | 32 | 1.3% |
| 2010s | 1,068 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 219 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30 | #3,729 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 33 | #3,509 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 49 | #2,694 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 46 | #2,752 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 61 | #2,249 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 52 | #2,536 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 61 | #2,249 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 71 | #2,008 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 53 | #2,422 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 93 | #1,688 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 116 | #1,434 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 121 | #1,394 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 137 | #1,283 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 187 | #1,023 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 177 | #1,091 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 223 | #927 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 251 | #852 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 271 | #796 | 7 | #14,714 |
| 2006 | 314 | #701 | 5 | #18,643 |
| 2005 | 323 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 206 | #860 | 6 | #15,137 |
| 2003 | 261 | #713 | 5 | #17,089 |
| 2002 | 253 | #709 | 9 | #10,674 |
| 2001 | 152 | #1,003 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 216 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 145 | #984 | 7 | #12,020 |
| 1998 | 140 | #983 | 5 | #15,347 |
| 1997 | 135 | #973 | 7 | #11,450 |
| 1996 | 115 | #1,062 | 5 | #14,634 |
| 1995 | 119 | #1,019 | 5 | #14,568 |
| 1994 | 124 | #999 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 112 | #1,044 | 6 | #12,601 |
| 1992 | 90 | #1,174 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 76 | #1,288 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 82 | #1,213 | 7 | #10,785 |
| 1989 | 70 | #1,314 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 48 | #1,536 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 57 | #1,306 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 63 | #1,208 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 65 | #1,161 | 7 | #8,772 |
| 1984 | 84 | #973 | 6 | #9,716 |
| 1983 | 78 | #1,004 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 82 | #1,002 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 95 | #927 | 6 | #9,681 |
| 1980 | 96 | #910 | 11 | #6,100 |
| 1979 | 123 | #781 | 11 | #5,934 |
| 1978 | 138 | #716 | 5 | #10,506 |
| 1977 | 150 | #694 | 7 | #7,930 |
| 1976 | 145 | #691 | 9 | #6,301 |
| 1975 | 143 | #696 | 10 | #5,739 |
| 1974 | 138 | #699 | 13 | #4,584 |
| 1973 | 96 | #805 | 8 | #6,348 |
| 1972 | 100 | #799 | 6 | #7,707 |
| 1971 | 76 | #936 | 9 | #5,752 |
| 1970 | 69 | #972 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 42 | #1,227 | 5 | #8,008 |
| 1968 | 35 | #1,299 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 35 | #1,280 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 22 | #1,671 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 32 | #1,367 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 36 | #1,321 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 33 | #1,366 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 30 | #1,445 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 23 | #1,718 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 47 | #1,145 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 21 | #1,784 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 25 | #1,572 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 22 | #1,734 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 31 | #1,405 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 29 | #1,438 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 34 | #1,301 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 22 | #1,655 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 24 | #1,570 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 17 | #1,876 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 18 | #1,783 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 14 | #2,072 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 26 | #1,445 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 16 | #1,956 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 19 | #1,673 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 12 | #2,070 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 17 | #1,709 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 15 | #1,950 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 19 | #1,655 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 12 | #2,146 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 16 | #1,768 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,364 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 15 | #1,861 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 12 | #2,147 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 10 | #2,375 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 15 | #1,876 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 13 | #2,079 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 29 | #1,241 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 19 | #1,688 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 22 | #1,516 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 19 | #1,732 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 12 | #2,395 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 16 | #2,008 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 9 | #3,033 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 14 | #2,256 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 20 | #1,776 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 11 | #2,747 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 12 | #2,531 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 20 | #1,795 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 18 | #1,946 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 15 | #2,183 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 16 | #2,022 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 19 | #1,797 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 12 | #2,357 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 9 | #2,831 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 16 | #1,839 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 8 | #2,545 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kenyon reached #663 in 2005. As a girl name, it reached #4,584 in 1974. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kenyon
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.