Kenyon
Kenyon is a masculine given name, which may refer to:Kenyon Coleman, American former National Football League player Kenyon Cox (1856–1919), American painter, illustrator, muralist, writer and teacher Kenyon Clutter, murdered in 1959, written about in Truman Capote's novel In Cold Blood Kenyon Green, American football player Kenyon Hopkins (1912–1983), American film composer Kenyon Martin,…
- English
Meaning & Origin of Kenyon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kenyon is a masculine given name, which may refer to:Kenyon Coleman, American former National Football League player Kenyon Cox (1856–1919), American painter, illustrator, muralist, writer and teacher Kenyon Clutter, murdered in 1959, written about in Truman Capote's novel In Cold Blood Kenyon Green, American football player Kenyon Hopkins (1912–1983), American film composer Kenyon Martin,…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Kenyon
Kenyon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1914, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 323 Kenyons were born — ranking #662 that year. As of 2026, Kenyon ranks #4,490 for baby boys with 23 births, falling sharply (-44%). In total, more than 8K Kenyons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kenyon
Kenyon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Kenyon's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #662. Use the chart and map above to compare Kenyon'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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