Kennan
Kennan is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Kennan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kennan is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Kennan
Kennan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1952, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 41 Kennans were born — ranking #2,599 that year. As of 2026, Kennan ranks #6,173 for baby boys with 14 births, gradually falling (-10%). In total, more than 1K Kennans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kennan
Kennan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1952 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Kennan's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #2,034. Use the chart and map above to compare Kennan'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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