Kennan Boy
How popular is Kennan?
#6,442 boy name in 2025
13 baby boys were named Kennan in the US in 2025, making it the 6442nd most popular boy name.
1,208living people named Kennan (est.)
27median age of people named Kennan
1,276babies named Kennan since 1880
1 in 255,026US babies born in 2025
Kennan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #6,442 for boys (▼ 248 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 13 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-24% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,285 in 2015, #5,231 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2004 (41 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,032 in 1959 |
| First recorded | 1952 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 97% boys, 3% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kennan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kenan family of names ranked #954 for boys in 2025 (#917 the year before), with 212 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Kennan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 77 | #2,032 |
| 1960s | 112 | #2,069 |
| 1970s | 54 | #2,738 |
| 1980s | 136 | #2,463 |
| 1990s | 261 | #2,527 |
| 2000s | 312 | #2,595 |
| 2010s | 191 | #3,811 |
| 2020s | 80 | #5,231 |
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Questions
- Is Kennan a boy or girl name?
- Kennan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 97% of babies named Kennan were boys.
- How popular is the name Kennan?
- 13 baby boys were named Kennan in the US in 2025, making it the 6442nd most popular boy name.
- When was Kennan most popular?
- Kennan peaked in 2004, when 41 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,032 in 1959.
- How many people are named Kennan?
- 1,276 babies have been named Kennan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,208 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 27.
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.