US rank #6224 Boys' name Peak 2004 1,210 births

Kennan — #6224 US boys' name

1,210 babies named Kennan in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s771960s1121970s541980s1361990s2612000s3122010s1912020s67
#6224
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 56% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Kennan was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

41 babies were named Kennan in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kennan

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,210 babies named Kennan between 1952 and 2024, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kennan currently holds the #6224 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kennan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 312 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Kennan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 26 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Kennan in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kennan 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 1,210 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.

Kennan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,210

Since 1952

73 years of records

Peak year

2004

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,224

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1952

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kennan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1952

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
41
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
01020304050 202420152006199719881979196619571952 8

Kennan popularity over time — girls

53 total births recorded since 1988 (Kennan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 53 births
4681012 20162008200019981997199619921988 6

Kennan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
312 births that decade — 26% of Kennan's all-time total
1950s771960s1121970s541980s1361990s2612000s3122010s1912020s67

Kennan by state

Where Kennan concentrates geographically — total births since 1952

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Kennan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
26 2.1%
#2 Texas
19 1.6%
#3 Florida
10 0.8%
#4 Georgia
5 0.4%
#5 Illinois
5 0.4%
California share of Kennan's total US births 2.1%
Even split

26 of 1,210 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kennan?
1,210 babies have been named Kennan since 1952. It currently ranks #6224 among boys. The peak year was 2004 with 41 births.
When was Kennan most popular?
Kennan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 312 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Kennan most popular?
The top states for the name Kennan are California (26 births), Texas (19 births), Florida (10 births).
How long has the name Kennan been used?
Kennan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 73 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kennan?
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.

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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, 1952–2024 (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.