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Kenan

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Kenan: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #345 to #1494.200020052010201520202025#345#1494
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
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
2025#1276

VerifiedSource: 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

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2025: #466 among boys in Norway, #1276 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1104 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1998–2024

    Highest recorded position: #242 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1998–2024).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1276 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

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, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#127622HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#85737HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#107127HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#90134HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#118423HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#105126HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#136918HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#106126HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#147017HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#136319HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#132719HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#95930HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#108624HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#108625HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#134218HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#134418HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#149415HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#104824HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#116920HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#101622HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#91924HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#122215HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#105317HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#61132HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#63829HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#59631HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#43450HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#34568HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#56731HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#110412HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#4665HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#32411HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#4824HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#7853HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#7413HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#6983HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#6293HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandmale#2905HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandmale#2426HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#7273HighVerified

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

Where Kenan is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Kenan, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1998Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1998Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1999Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1998NorwayNorway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 2024ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#345 in 1998
Republic of Ireland1998–20246#242 in 1998
Norway2022–20253#324 in 2024
Scotland20241#727 in 2024

Its high point came 26 years earlier in England and Wales (1998) than in Norway (2024).

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What is known about Kenan

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #242 in Republic of Ireland in 1998. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.