Kennison

A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning son of Kenneth; a form of Kennison.

Babies a year
10
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Kennison by the numbers

Kennison was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

Other names that come from Kenneth

Like Kennison, 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)
  • Kennyhandsome; diminutive of Kenneth222 in the US (2017)
  • Kenknowledge; a form of Kenneth63 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)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kennison. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

Names about as common as Kennison

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