Kenan

Kenan is a male given name: 98% of people named Kenan are men, and it is recorded as male in 7 of the 7 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 98%Female 2%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 98% male / 2% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkey
US births since 1880: 3,390 male / 30 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Kenan

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Kenan," in English, "Guten Tag Kenan," in German. Kenan is a male given name: about 98% of people named Kenan are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Kenan,

German

Guten Tag Kenan,

French

Bonjour Kenan,

Spanish

Estimado/a Kenan:

Chinese

Kenan您好：

Japanese

Kenan様

English

Hi Kenan,

German

Hi Kenan,

French

Salut Kenan,

Spanish

Hola Kenan,

Chinese

Kenan你好：

Japanese

Kenanさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Kenan by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Azerbaijan	uncommon	man's name	98%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	uncommon	man's name	98%
Turkey	uncommon	man's name	98%
United States	uncommon	man's name	99%
North Macedonia	rare	man's name	98%
Montenegro	rare	man's name	98%
Albania	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

3,390 male · 30 female · 3,420 births recorded

Male 99%Female 1%

Since 1980: 99% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Kenan a male or female name?

Kenan is a male given name: 98% of people named Kenan are men, and it is recorded as male in 7 of the 7 countries covered.

How do I address Kenan in an email?

Is Kenan a unisex name?

Kenan is not a unisex name: 98% of people named Kenan are men. Kenan leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Kenan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kenan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_kenan,
  title  = {Is Kenan a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kenan},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}