Meaning and history
Kenyon is an English given name transferred from a surname. The surname is locational, from a place in Lancashire whose name is generally traced to Old English elements referring to a burial mound or settlement associated with a man named Cēna. Its precise interpretation varies among surname authorities. As a first name it carries no separate ancient meaning. Notable bearers include American critic and scholar Kenyon Cox and American basketball player Kenyon Martin.
20062006: 314 births, rank #701
2007: 271 births, rank #796
2008: 251 births, rank #851
2009: 223 births, rank #926
2010: 177 births, rank #1,086
20112011: 187 births, rank #1,023
2012: 137 births, rank #1,280
2013: 121 births, rank #1,387
2014: 116 births, rank #1,432
2015: 93 births, rank #1,677
20162016: 54 births, rank #2,387
2017: 71 births, rank #2,003
2018: 61 births, rank #2,230
2019: 52 births, rank #2,525
2020: 61 births, rank #2,235
20212021: 46 births, rank #2,732
2022: 49 births, rank #2,675
2023: 33 births, rank #3,474
2024: 30 births, rank #3,693
20252025: 30 births, rank #3,658
Kenyon moved from #852 to #927 for boys between 2008 and 2009. Its highest annual birth count came in 2005, with 323 births.