Kenan Popularity

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Region

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England and Wales rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1104
1997	#567
1998	#345
1999	#434
2000	#596
2001	#638
2002	#611
2003	#1053
2004	#1222
2005	#919
2006	#1016
2007	#1169
2008	#1048
2009	#1494
2010	#1344
2011	#1342
2012	#1086
2013	#1086
2014	#959
2015	#1327
2016	#1363
2017	#1470
2018	#1061
2019	#1369
2020	#1051
2021	#1184
2022	#901
2023	#1071
2024	#857

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #242 in Republic of Ireland in 1998.

Kenan's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, count per million births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Count per million	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#857	37	High	Demonstration data
2023	England and Wales	male	#1071	27	High	Demonstration data
2022	England and Wales	male	#901	34	High	Demonstration data
2021	England and Wales	male	#1184	23	High	Demonstration data
2020	England and Wales	male	#1051	26	High	Demonstration data
2019	England and Wales	male	#1369	18	High	Demonstration data
2018	England and Wales	male	#1061	26	High	Demonstration data
2017	England and Wales	male	#1470	17	High	Demonstration data
2016	England and Wales	male	#1363	19	High	Demonstration data
2015	England and Wales	male	#1327	19	High	Demonstration data
2014	England and Wales	male	#959	30	High	Demonstration data
2013	England and Wales	male	#1086	24	High	Demonstration data
2012	England and Wales	male	#1086	25	High	Demonstration data
2011	England and Wales	male	#1342	18	High	Demonstration data
2010	England and Wales	male	#1344	18	High	Demonstration data
2009	England and Wales	male	#1494	15	High	Demonstration data
2008	England and Wales	male	#1048	24	High	Demonstration data
2007	England and Wales	male	#1169	20	High	Demonstration data
2006	England and Wales	male	#1016	22	High	Demonstration data
2005	England and Wales	male	#919	24	High	Demonstration data
2004	England and Wales	male	#1222	15	High	Demonstration data
2003	England and Wales	male	#1053	17	High	Demonstration data
2002	England and Wales	male	#611	32	High	Demonstration data
2001	England and Wales	male	#638	29	High	Demonstration data
2000	England and Wales	male	#596	31	High	Demonstration data
1999	England and Wales	male	#434	50	High	Demonstration data
1998	England and Wales	male	#345	68	High	Demonstration data
1997	England and Wales	male	#567	31	High	Demonstration data
1996	England and Wales	male	#1104	12	High	Demonstration data
2025	Norway	male	#466	5	High	Demonstration data
2024	Norway	male	#324	11	High	Demonstration data
2022	Norway	male	#482	4	High	Demonstration data
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#785	3	High	Demonstration data
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#741	3	High	Demonstration data
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#698	3	High	Demonstration data
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#629	3	High	Demonstration data
1999	Republic of Ireland	male	#290	5	High	Demonstration data
1998	Republic of Ireland	male	#242	6	High	Demonstration data
2024	Scotland	male	#727	3	High	Demonstration data

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.