Kenyon is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Kenyon means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Kenyon across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Kenyon has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Kenyon is a boy name of Welsh origin meaning “blond or from Kenyon”. From an English place name and surname.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 8,164 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 14 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Kenyon per year, United States (1914 to 2025). United States peaked in 2005 (323/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2007 (5/yr).
Kenyon is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2005, when it ranked #1,455 nationally (given to 326 babies that year).
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