Is Kennon a boy or girl name?

Kennon is a boy’s name. Of the 1,826 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.6% were girls and 98.4% were boys.

Kennon

Recorded 1917–2025 · United States

Kennon was most popular in 1991, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,099 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,329, with 15 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,826 people named Kennon.

Kennon over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kennon’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kennon a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kennon is a boy’s name — 1.6% of the 1,826 Americans given it were girls and 98.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Kennon

Where Kennon is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Texas 8.0×

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