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Kenan
Rank in 2024
#1,130
Born in 2024
187
Peak year
2024 · #1130
Origin
Hebrew
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 187 boys were named Kenan, about 1 in every 9,173.
- 2024 is its biggest year on record.
- It first shows up in the records in 1947.
- 4,460 boys have been named Kenan since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Kenan per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0Greatest1901–27
- 0Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 112 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 353 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Millennials: 728 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Z: 1,719 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 1,548 babies, 0.07 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
Borrowed from Hebrew קֵינָן (qēnå̄n). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Alternatively, possibly a variant of Keenan, from Irish Cianán, a diminutive of Cian.
- A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- Not recorded
From Wiktionary’s entry for Kenan, CC BY-SA 4.0.