Kenon

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How to Pronounce Kenon

Pronounced KEN-uhn /ˈkɛn.ən/Medium

Meaning: Kenon is usually a streamlined spelling of Kenan, the biblical Hebrew name tied to words for 'possession' and 'smith,' and it overlaps with the Scottish surname-name Kennon. As a first name for American boys it reads as a crisp, slightly modern take on that older stock.Low

In 30 seconds: Kenon is a trim spelling of the biblical Kenan, linked to 'possession' or 'smith,' and it echoes the surname Kennon. It appeared for United States boys in the early nineteen-seventies (said KEN-uhn).

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Origin LowHebrew, English

MeaningKenon is usually a streamlined spelling of Kenan, the biblical Hebrew name tied to words for 'possession' and 'smith,' and it overlaps with the Scottish surname-name Kennon. As a first name for American boys it reads as a crisp, slightly modern take on that older stock.

U.S. rank (2016)#13280 ↘ Falling

2016 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year1980

Total births (all-time)≈ 406

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Kenon reads mainly as a pared-down form of Kenan, the Hebrew name that sits in the genealogies of Genesis and is connected to ideas of 'possession' and metal-working, 'smith.' The spelling also brushes against Kennon, a surname carried into given-name use in the American South. Kenon itself begins showing up on United States birth records in the early nineteen-seventies.

It stayed genuinely rare, given to only a couple dozen boys a year even at its modest high around nineteen-eighty, so a boy named Kenon then would be in his forties today. It has not revived; parents drawn to the sound more often land on Kenan or Keenan.

Did you know? Kenon quietly borrows the shape of Kenan, a name in the earliest chapters of Genesis, while its double-n cousin Kennon comes down as a Scottish family name — two roots meeting in one tidy spelling.

Overall data confidence 40%

References - Kenon — Variant of Kenan; overlap with surname Kennon

Variations

KenanKennonKeenan

Nicknames

KenKenny

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Kenon mean?

It is a variant of the biblical Kenan, linked to 'possession' or 'smith,' and it overlaps with the surname Kennon.

How do you pronounce Kenon?

It's said KEN-uhn /ˈkɛn.ən/, two syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Kenon a boy or girl name?

Kenon is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Kenon?

It has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen boys a year at its peak around nineteen-eighty.