Boys' name · since 1971
Kenon
406 babies named Kenon in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,944 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 406
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kenon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 406 recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Kenon recorded 406 times among boys since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2016.
- #8,944 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 406 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenon ranks #8,944 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 406 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,944 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 406
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kenon's 406 recorded births place it above 80.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kenon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kenon's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2014, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kenon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2016
- Peak year (1980)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Kenon by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (126 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Kenon's strongest decade.
126 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Kenon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
86 births
- 1980s
1980s
126 births
- 1990s
1990s
111 births
- 2000s
2000s
73 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 126 births (31% of all-time use).
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- Kenon's decade-level peak was the 1980s (126 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kenon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1971–2016 (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 Kenon 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.