Kenan is a predominantly masculine given name both referring to the Abrahamic patriarch Kenan and the region of Canaan.
It may refer to:
- Kenan Evren (1917–2015), Turkish president
- Kenan Erim (1929–1990), Turkish archaeologist
- Kenan Doğulu (born 1974), Turkish singer
- Kenan İmirzalıoğlu (born 1974), Turkish actor
- Kənan Kərimov (born 1976), Azerbaijani footballer
- Kenan Özer (born 1987), Turkish footballer
- Kenan Şahin (born 1984), Turkish-German footballer
- Kenan Şimşek (born 1968), Turkish Olympian sport wrestler and oil wrestler
- Kenan Sipahi (born 1995), Turkish basketball player
- Kenan Sofuoğlu (born 1983), Turkish motorcycle racer and Member of Parliament (AK Parti)
- Kenan Thompson (born 1978), American actor and comedian
- Kenan Horić, Bosnian footballer
- Kenan Kodro, Bosnian footballer
- Kenan Yaghi (born 1976), Syrian politician
- Kenan Yıldız, Turkish footballer