Given name & surname
Kenon
“one who acquires”
Kenon is a variant of Kenan. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who acquires.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kenon is a variant of Kenan. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who acquires.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kenon is a variant of Kenan. An origin associated with Kenan is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kenon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 406
- 406 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 21 in 1980. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 416 as a first name in 2020; 574 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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