Given name & surname
Kinyon
“of the family”
Kinyon is a variant of Kinion. One English interpretation is “of the family.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kinyon is a variant of Kinion. One English interpretation is “of the family.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kinyon is a variant of Kinion. An origin associated with Kinion is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kinyon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15
- 15 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 5 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 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,498 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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