Total births
54
US rank #10591 Boys' name Peak 2014 54 births
Kenaan — #10591 US boys' name
54 babies named Kenaan in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#10591
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 26% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
63% of everyone ever named Kenaan was born in this single decade.
2014
Single peak year
9 babies were named Kenaan in 2014 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Kenaan
The Social Security Administration has registered 54 babies named Kenaan between 2012 and 2024, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kenaan currently holds the #10591 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 9 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Kenaan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kenaan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Kenaan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 54 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Kenaan at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2014
Current rank
#10,591
Active since
2012
Kenaan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2012
- Peak year (2014)
- 9
- Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
Kenaan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 34 births that decade — 63% of Kenaan's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kenaan? ▼
54 babies have been named Kenaan since 2012. It currently ranks #10591 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 9 births.
When was Kenaan most popular? ▼
Kenaan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Kenaan been used? ▼
Kenaan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 13 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kenaan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kenneth, Kent, Kenny, Kendall, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Kenaan
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Kendall Boy
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Kendrick Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2012–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.