Kemon
Kèmon is an arrondissement in the Collines department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Ouèssè. According to the population census conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique Benin on February 15, 2002, the arrondissement had a total population of 7,411.
Meaning & Origin of Kemon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kèmon is an arrondissement in the Collines department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Ouèssè. According to the population census conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique Benin on February 15, 2002, the arrondissement had a total population of 7,411.
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The Story of Kemon
Kemon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1979, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 29 Kemons were born — ranking #3,639 that year. As of 2026, Kemon ranks #8,287 for baby boys with 9 births, gradually falling (-7%). In total, more than 535 Kemons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kemon
Kemon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 535 births in the dataset. Kemon's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #3,639. Use the chart and map above to compare Kemon's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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