Kennan
Kennan was the 6648th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1959, when it ranked 2074th; the most babies were born in 2004 (41). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,238 places. More babies were named Kennan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,648 boys, down 1,283 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200441 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,276babies recorded
Kennan popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 53 since 1988.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,648 | 13 |
| 2020 | #5,365 | 17 |
| 2010 | #3,861 | 27 |
| 2000 | #2,653 | 35 |
| 1990 | #3,121 | 20 |
| 1980 | #3,516 | 12 |
| 1970 | #2,801 | 12 |
| 1960 | #2,378 | 13 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kennan, counting every spelling?
Kennan is a spelling of Kennon, a name family that had 28 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 28 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennon | 15 | #6,004 | 74 |
| Kennan | 13 | #6,648 | 63 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kennan?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kennan (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kennan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kennan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kennan?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Kennan are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 17 and 38. That makes Kennan mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kennan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kennan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kennan
How popular is the name Kennan?
Kennan was the 6648th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1959, when it ranked 2074th; the most babies were born in 2004 (41). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,238 places. More babies were named Kennan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Kennan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kennan in the US.