Kenon
Boy · KEN-un · Hebrew
Kenon is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kenon mean?
Hebrew: possibly a variant of Kenan
May be a form of Kenan, listed in Genesis as a great-grandson of Adam.
- Say it
- KEN-un
Is Kenon a girl's or a boy's name?
Kenon is a boys' name.
How popular is Kenon in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1980, with 21 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the boys named Kenon in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kenon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,824 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,690 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,773 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 11 | #3,954 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,596 |
| 1984 | 15 | #2,955 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,139 |
| 1982 | 20 | #2,425 |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,777 |
| 1980 | 21 | #2,366 |
| 1979 | 20 | #2,378 |
| 1978 | 17 | #2,567 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,722 |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,244 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,656 |
Nicknames for Kenon
- Ken 6 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Kenon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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