Kennison

Popularity Trends

The name Kennison is the #7,635 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 104 recorded births since 2005. This represents the 1.3% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 1.3% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,656 (1.0% percentile) for all time with 60 births since 2005. For boys, it ranks #4,542 (0.9% percentile) for all time with 44 births since 2006.

Kennison first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2005 (2005 for girls and 2006 for boys). Birth data for Kennison is available in 15 out of the 18 years between 2005 and 2022 (9 years for girls and 7 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Kennison has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (57.7% of all recorded births). In 2022, 0.0% of babies named Kennison were girls. Interestingly, until around 2018, the name was more popular for girls (67.9% girls from 2005 to 2017), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (78.3% boys from 2018 to 2022).

For girls, Kennison reached its peak popularity in 2017, achieving the 0.5% percentile (ranked #944) with 5 births per million. The name was most common in 2017, with 5 births per million (ranked 0.5% percentile). There have been no recorded female births with this name since 2019.

For boys, Kennison reached its peak popularity in 2008, achieving the 0.4% percentile (ranked #903) with 4 births per million. The name was most common in 2008, with 4 births per million (ranked 0.4% percentile). There have been no recorded male births with this name since 2022.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Kennison".

2005 2022 20052022

Key Statistics

Total Births

Peak Births

Peak Year

2017

First Recorded

2005

Peak Percentile

0.5%

Current Percentile

—

Peak Rank

#944

Current Rank

—

Female statistics

Total Births

Peak Births

Peak Year

2008

First Recorded

2006

Peak Percentile

0.4%

Current Percentile

—

Peak Rank

#903

Current Rank

—

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Kennison", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Kennison.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Kennison's popularity from 2002 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Kennison at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Kennison range from Matyas at 89.2% correlation to Jariya at 86.3% correlation, with an average correlation level of 87.5%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Naima with 4.6K births (100% girls) and the least popular is Raylei with 105 births (100% girls).

Kennison's share of births peaked at 5.3 births per million in 2017 (5.3 for girls in 2017 and 4.1 for boys in 2008). It reached its lowest point of 2.5 births per million (47% of peak) in 2016. In 2022, the most recent period with data, the name Kennison had 2.7 births per million, 50% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Matyas

180

89.20% (very strong)

Abdikadir

185

88.36% (very strong)

Kaavya

459

88.15% (very strong)

Nyemah

201

87.96% (very strong)

Briseis

1,322

87.81% (very strong)

Zinedine

150

87.71% (very strong)

Nyima

268

87.60% (very strong)

Praneel

258

87.24% (very strong)

Raylei

105

86.56% (very strong)

Naima

4,575

86.39% (very strong)

Cherysh

209

86.33% (very strong)

Jariya

302

86.30% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Kennison

Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Kennison. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 54.8% confident that Kennison is pronounced as KEH-nih-suhn, which has 3 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is KEH-nuh-suhn, at 28.6% confidence, with 3 syllables.

KEH-nih-suhn

54.8%

KEH-nuh-suhn

28.6%

KEH-nee-suhn

16.7%

KEH-nih-suhn (3 syllables)

Verified

54.8% confidence

K EH1 N IH0 S AH0 N

KEH-nuh-suhn (3 syllables)

28.6% confidence

K EH1 N AH0 S AH0 N

KEH-nee-suhn (3 syllables)

16.7% confidence

K EH1 N IY0 S AH0 N

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like K EH1 N IH0 S AH0 N) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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