Kenyon

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A few things about Kenyon you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Kenyon

Kenyon Martin

American basketball player (born 1977)

Choose Kenyon and your child shares a first name with Kenyon Martin, an American basketball player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Kenyon, like who?” Kenyon Martin's Wikipedia article is available in 28 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 56,818 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Kenyon, 30 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Kenyon would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryKenyon first shows up in US birth records in 1914, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 111 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 2005, when it ranked #662. Today it's #3,658, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowKenyon was 6.3× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 9,091 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 56,818.
• 🍂TrendKenyon has slipped 1,423 places over the last five years and now sits at #3,658. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.

About the name Kenyon

Kenyon is a boy name of Celtic and Irish origin. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with K and ending in “-yon”. US birth records list Kenyon for boys from 1914 to 2025, in 112 of those 112 years. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked #662 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #3,658, with 30 babies.

Origin:Celtic namesIrish names