Keniel
Boy · keh-nee-EL · Modern
Keniel is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 7,675th for boys in the US (10 babies).
Where does Keniel come from?
Modern: modern coinage, Ken- with the -iel ending of names like Daniel
- Say it
- keh-nee-EL
Is Keniel a girl's or a boy's name?
Keniel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Keniel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,675among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 170,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the US were named Keniel, making it the 7,675th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,694th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 33 boys. It first appears in the records in 2005.
Half of all the boys named Keniel in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Keniel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #7,675 |
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 20 | #4,882 |
| 2022 | 17 | #5,441 |
| 2021 | 28 | #3,810 |
| 2020 | 20 | #4,694 |
| 2019 | 22 | #4,476 |
| 2018 | 25 | #4,090 |
| 2017 | 28 | #3,777 |
| 2016 | 33 | #3,357 |
| 2015 | 24 | #4,177 |
| 2014 | 23 | #4,260 |
| 2013 | 25 | #3,962 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,030 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
Nicknames for Keniel
- Ken 6 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Keniel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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