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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1998 with 68 babies (rank #350 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining 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.

543

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
1996	12	#1,141
1997	31	#573
1998	68	#350
1999	50	#437
2000	31	#604
2001	29	#650
2002	32	#621
2003	17	#1,075
2004	15	#1,250
2005	24	#936
2006	22	#1,030
2007	20	#1,189
2008	24	#1,064
2009	15	#1,536
2010	18	#1,377
2011	18	#1,372
2012	25	#1,105
2013	24	#1,098
2014	30	#974
2015	19	#1,355
2016	19	#1,397