How Many People Are Named Kenyon?
people named Kenyon are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 46,679 people in the US has this name
Based on 8,164 babies named Kenyon in Social Security records from 1914 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
323 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was derived from an English place name, of uncertain meaning.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Kenyon, 2.5% were girls and 97.5% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Kenyon alive today is about 30 years old, and 59% are under 30. Half of them were between 18 and 44 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Kenyon first appears in the records in 1914 and was given most often in 2005, to 323 babies. In 2025, 30 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1914 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Kenyon has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #663, in 2005. In 2025 it ranked #3,706.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,706 |
| Best rank | #663 (2005) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #781 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Kenyon alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Kenyon were born in California than in any other state: about 452 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Kenyon was given 3.2 times as often in Louisiana, 3.2 times in Mississippi and 2.7 times in Utah.
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