Boys' name · since 1917
Kennon
Kennon has 1,796 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,533 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,908 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,796
- born since 1917
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kennon currently ranks #5908 among boys' names in America, with 1,796 babies recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Kennon recorded 1,796 times among boys since 1917, holding rank #5908 nationally today, ahead of 58% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #3,533 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,908 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,796 born since 1917
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kennon ranks #3,533 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,908 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,796 born since 1917, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,533 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,908 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,796
- born since 1917
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kennon's 1,796 recorded births place it above 92.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Kennon compares
1,796 Top 23% higher than 77% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kennon's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kennon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,796 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kennon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kennon's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1925, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 33, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kennon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Kennon popularity over time - girls
30 total births recorded since 1979 (Kennon as girls' name)
Kennon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (235 births, 13% of the file).
1990s was Kennon's strongest decade.
235 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Kennon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 9
1910s
9 births
- 1920s 61
1920s
61 births
- 1930s 60
1930s
60 births
- 1940s
1940s
103 births
- 1950s
1950s
165 births
- 1960s
1960s
207 births
- 1970s
1970s
234 births
- 1980s
1980s
228 births
- 1990s
1990s
235 births
- 2000s
2000s
226 births
- 2010s
2010s
175 births
- 2020s 93
2020s
93 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 235 births (13% of all-time use).
How Kennon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kennon's total volume
Kennon by state
Where Kennon concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 79 | 4.4% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 34 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.3% |
79 of 1,796 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Kennon's data
- Kennon's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (235 total births) through the 2020s (93) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kennons (79 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kennon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~108 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1917–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kennon draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.