Kenan

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Kenan is a male given name. The name refers to the Abrahamic patriarch Kenan and to the region of Canaan. In the Balkans, Kenan is used among Bosniaks in the former Yugoslav nations. The name is also used in Turkey.

From Wikipedia

Kenan first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 29 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 43 babies (rank #646 that year). In 2024 it was given to 43 boys (rank #646). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Kenan

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Kenan yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

504

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Kenan

Kenan Evrenstatesperson · b. 1917
Kenan Yıldızassociation football player · b. 2005
Kenan Thompsonfilm actor · b. 1978
Kenan İmirzalıoğlupresenter · b. 1974
Kenan Karamanassociation football player · b. 1994

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	6	#1,625
1993	5	#1,966
1998	8	#1,500
1999	13	#1,075
2000	8	#1,507
2001	7	#1,714
2002	5	#2,254
2003	12	#1,213
2004	17	#997
2005	8	#1,795
2006	10	#1,579
2007	11	#1,533
2008	9	#1,841
2009	10	#1,725
2010	16	#1,238
2011	24	#927
2012	13	#1,461
2013	29	#823
2014	25	#919
2015	21	#1,031
2016	25	#932
2017	30	#832
2018	20	#1,096
2019	21	#1,055
2020	19	#1,178
2021	29	#879
2022	29	#877
2023	31	#815
2024	43	#646