Kenyen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KEN-yon
- Origin
- English
Kenyen is a boys' name of English origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kenyen mean?
English: spelling of Kenyon; English surname from a place in Lancashire
Kenyon College in Ohio, founded in 1824, is named after its English benefactor Lord Kenyon.
Meaning borrowed from Kenyon. More on Wiktionary.
Is Kenyen a girl's or a boy's name?
Kenyen is a boys' name.
How popular is Kenyen in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 35 boys. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the boys named Kenyen in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kenyen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 21 | #4,580 |
| 2008 | 23 | #4,264 |
| 2007 | 31 | #3,442 |
| 2006 | 35 | #3,082 |
| 2005 | 20 | #4,321 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
Nicknames for Kenyen
- Ken 6 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Kenyen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden, Keegan, Brayden, Aiden, Deacon, Cannon, Finnegan, Kian, Declan, Finn, Kenan, Ronan
Names related to Kenyen
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie
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, “Kenyen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kenyen, updated 20 October 2026.