Kenan

Primarily a boy's name · 99% 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 1947 and has been recorded in 72 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 187 babies (rank #1,131 that year). In 2024 it was given to 187 boys (rank #1,131). 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.

4,490

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

187

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
1947	5	#4,011
1949	5	#3,977
1953	5	#4,094
1954	7	#3,307
1955	10	#2,673
1957	12	#2,437
1958	9	#2,932
1959	9	#2,940
1961	14	#2,291
1962	12	#2,448
1963	12	#2,479
1964	12	#2,488
1965	19	#1,837
1966	14	#2,181
1967	7	#3,408
1968	5	#4,440
1969	12	#2,621
1970	12	#2,799
1971	9	#3,528
1972	8	#3,801
1973	15	#2,561
1974	28	#1,729
1975	29	#1,730
1976	31	#1,694
1977	44	#1,385
1978	43	#1,420
1979	39	#1,519
1980	38	#1,580
1981	35	#1,681
1982	36	#1,666
1983	33	#1,732
1984	38	#1,591
1985	34	#1,776
1986	40	#1,629
1987	36	#1,816
1988	35	#1,894
1989	25	#2,575
1990	41	#1,885
1991	37	#2,035
1992	70	#1,357
1993	51	#1,712
1994	56	#1,635
1995	82	#1,302
1996	79	#1,364
1997	136	#970
1998	103	#1,199
1999	115	#1,145
2000	106	#1,249
2001	98	#1,332
2002	114	#1,213
2003	98	#1,378
2004	94	#1,463
2005	107	#1,395
2006	104	#1,471
2007	104	#1,520
2008	121	#1,405
2009	99	#1,611
2010	88	#1,731
2011	129	#1,324
2012	103	#1,549
2013	73	#1,926
2014	110	#1,480
2015	94	#1,673
2016	106	#1,558
2017	98	#1,628
2018	135	#1,337
2019	168	#1,161
2020	134	#1,338
2021	132	#1,389
2022	168	#1,194
2023	143	#1,332
2024	187	#1,131