Kenn
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning royal; a form of Kenneth.
Kenn by the numbers
Kenn was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 29 babies in 1958, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Kenneth
Like Kenn, each of these traces back to Kenneth: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Kennethhandsome, fair1,751 in the US (2017)
- Mckenzieson of Kenneth; a form of Mackenzie1,665 in the US (2017)
- Kennahandsome; from Kenneth403 in the US (2017)
- Mckynleeson of Kenneth; a modern respelling of Mackenzie43 in the US (2017)
- Mackenzison of Kenneth; modern spelling of Mackenzie29 in the US (2017)
- Mckynzieson of Kenneth; modern spelling of Mackenzie29 in the US (2017)
- Kennithhandsome; a form of Kenneth16 in the US (2017)
- Kennisonson of Kenneth; a form of Kennison10 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kenn. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Kennyhandsome; diminutive of Kenneth222 in the US (2017)
- Kentbright rim or edge of the coast139 in the US (2017)
- Kenanpossession, acquired; biblical name22 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kenknowledge; a form of Kenneth63 in the US (2017)
- Keansmall keen one; a form of Keane4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Keenbold; sharp; fierce6 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Kenn
Names that are said the same way as Kenn, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a king or ruler
Like Kenn, each of these has a king or ruler in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Henryruler of the home2,295 in England and Wales (2025)
- Averyruler of the elves10,365 in the US (2017)
- Ryanlittle king; descendent of rian8,422 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Arthurbear; the legendary king3,211 in England and Wales (2025)
- Reaganlittle king3,211 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Kenn
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