Kenson
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KEN-sun
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #5,044 for boys
Kenson is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,044th for boys in the US (19 babies).
What does Kenson mean?
Modern: Ken plus the surname ending -son
Formed on the pattern of surname names such as Benson and Jensen.
Is Kenson a girl's or a boy's name?
Kenson is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 19 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kenson in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,044among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 19about 1 in 90,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 19 boys in the US were named Kenson, making it the 5,044th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,231st. Its busiest year was 2024, with 29 boys. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the boys named Kenson in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kenson in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 2024 | 29 | #3,791 |
| 2023 | 21 | #4,738 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,211 |
| 2021 | 27 | #3,908 |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,231 |
| 2019 | 25 | #4,110 |
| 2018 | 22 | #4,472 |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,590 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,775 |
| 2015 | 26 | #3,980 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,250 |
| 2011 | 21 | #4,507 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,299 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,521 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,157 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,549 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
Nicknames for Kenson
- Ken 6 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Kenson
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Kayson Kyson Kylan Kashton Kingston Deacon Kian Daxton Kyaire Braylen Koda
Names related to Kenson
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kenson: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kenson, updated 20 October 2026.