Is Kennan a boy or girl name?

Kennan is a boy’s name. Of the 1,276 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 4.2% were girls and 95.8% were boys.

Kennan

Recorded 1952–2025 · United States

Kennan was most popular in 2000, when 46 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,069 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,276 people named Kennan.

Kennan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kennan’s peak in 2000. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kennan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kennan is a boy’s name — 4.2% of the 1,276 Americans given it were girls and 95.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 3% girls and 97% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org