Kenyon
From an English surname referring to a place in Lancashire, a name thought to contain a Welsh personal name. It later came into use as a first name.
Kenyon in 2025
Kenyon was given to 30 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 7,981st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 110,511 babies born.
The history of Kenyon
Kenyon reached its highest point in 2005, when 323 babies were given the name, ranking 1,453rd that year.
Across the 112 years of records since 1914, 8,164 babies have been named Kenyon. Half of them were born before 1998, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Kenyon by decade
| Decade | Babies named Kenyon | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 80 | 3,575 |
| 1920s | 147 | 3,507 |
| 1930s | 164 | 2,447 |
| 1940s | 166 | 3,152 |
| 1950s | 243 | 2,956 |
| 1960s | 340 | 2,684 |
| 1970s | 1,256 | 1,493 |
| 1980s | 768 | 2,037 |
| 1990s | 1,180 | 2,165 |
| 2000s | 2,502 | 1,453 |
| 2010s | 1,069 | 2,282 |
| 2020s | 249 | 4,828 |
Where Kenyon is heading
Kenyon has fallen 68% over the past decade, from 93 babies in 2015 to 30 in 2025.
Names like Kenyon
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Kenyon.