Recorded 1998–2018 Boys' name Peak 2006 239 births

Kenyen — boys' name

239 babies named Kenyen in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s1602010s74

The verdict

239 boys have been named Kenyen since 1998, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2018.

239
total births
1998–2018
years on record
2000s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Kenyen was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

35 babies were named Kenyen in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kenyen

The Social Security Administration has registered 239 babies named Kenyen between 1998 and 2018, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kenyen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kenyen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 160 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kenyen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kenyen 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 239 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.

Kenyen at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

239

Since 1998

21 years of records

Peak year

2006

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1998

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2018

Kenyen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1998

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2006)
35
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
010203040 2018201520112008200520021998 5

Kenyen by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
160 births that decade — 67% of Kenyen's all-time total
1990s52000s1602010s74

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kenyen?
239 babies have been named Kenyen since 1998. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2006 with 35 births.
When was Kenyen most popular?
Kenyen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 160 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Kenyen been used?
Kenyen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 21 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Kenyen?
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.

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, 1998–2018 (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.