Kennon
A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 17 babies a year in the US.
Kennon by the numbers
Kennon was given to 17 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 33 babies in 2004, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Kennon
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kennon. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Kennon
Names that are said the same way as Kennon, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Keenansmall and ancient; form of Cian or Kienan233 in the US (2017)
- Kenanpossession, acquired; biblical name22 in England and Wales (2025)
- Keenensmall fire; a form of keegan or kienan16 in the US (2017)
- Keanansmall keen one; a form of Keenan13 in the US (2017)
- Kenaantrader; merchant; a biblical place name6 in the US (2017)
- Keynan11 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Kennon
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