Kennon
Kennon was the 6004th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1964, when it ranked 1451st; the most babies were born in 2004 (33). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,374 places. More babies were named Kennon in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,004 boys, down 1,051 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 15boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200433 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,826babies recorded
Kennon popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 30 since 1979.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,004 | 15 |
| 2020 | #4,953 | 19 |
| 2010 | #4,946 | 19 |
| 2000 | #3,860 | 21 |
| 1990 | #2,530 | 27 |
| 1980 | #2,674 | 18 |
| 1970 | #1,596 | 29 |
| 1960 | #2,013 | 17 |
| 1950 | #1,727 | 19 |
| 1940 | #2,768 | 8 |
| 1930 | #4,289 | 5 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kennon, counting every spelling?
Kennon is the most common spelling of 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 Kennon?
15 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kennon (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kennon 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 554 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kennon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kennon?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Kennon are alive today, with a median age of 37; half are between 21 and 55. That makes Kennon mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Kennon by state
How common Kennon was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kennon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kennon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kennon
How popular is the name Kennon?
Kennon was the 6004th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1964, when it ranked 1451st; the most babies were born in 2004 (33). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,374 places. More babies were named Kennon in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Kennon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kennon in the US.
Where is Kennon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kennon was most common in Louisiana (0.07 per 1,000 boys).