Masculine dossier · first seen 1947
Kenan
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2024
Peak births
187
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Kenan
How many people are named Kenan?
An estimated 4,512 living Americans are named Kenan.
How rare is Kenan?
Kenan is uncommon among babies today, with 184 boys receiving the name in 2025.
How old is the typical Kenan?
The median age of a living American named Kenan is approximately 19 years, with most bearers falling between 8 and 29 years old.
Is Kenan still popular?
Yes — Kenan is currently rising in popularity, with 184 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.4× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Kenan most common?
Kenan has its strongest geographic signal in North Carolina, where it appears 4.2× more often than the national baseline.
1947Peak 20242025
Peak year
2024
Decline from peak
1.6%
2025
184
All-time
4,645
Where it lives now
Kenan is most concentrated in Michigan — about 4.2× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Kenan is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.