Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2016

Kenia

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,253 Trend ↓ Falling 20%
Rank 2025
#1,253
among girls · ↓238 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
179
named Kenia · -29% vs 2024
How common
1 in 8,979
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2016
451 babies
All-time total
10,228
#1,645 all-time among girls
First recorded
1961
in Social Security records

Kenia popularity over time

10,228 babies have been named Kenia since 1961, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 51 – 51 5 – #4,570
1970s 209 – 209 21 +310% #2,597
1980s 520 – 520 52 +149% #1,485
1990s 1,978 12 1,990 199 +283% #761
2000s 2,682 – 2,682 268 +35% #796
2010s 3,267 – 3,267 327 +22% #643
2020s (to 2025) 1,509 – 1,509 252 -23% #920

Where Kenia is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 171 0.11 outside top 500
2027 165 0.10 outside top 500
2028 159 0.10 outside top 500
2029 155 0.10 outside top 500
2030 151 0.09 outside top 500

Where Kenia is most popular

Girls named Kenia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.152 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, California, and Arizona.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Kenia born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Texas 266 0.331 +118%
California 269 0.320 +111%
Arizona 43 0.306 +102%
Tennessee 46 0.290 +92%
Illinois 40 0.175 +15%
North Carolina 39 0.171 +13%
Oregon 10 0.154 ≈ national
Georgia 32 0.141 -7%
New Jersey 24 0.133 -12%
Washington 18 0.125 -18%
Maryland 13 0.123 -19%
Florida 51 0.119 -21%
Kansas 6 0.104 -31%
Massachusetts 12 0.099 -35%
Colorado 11 0.099 -35%
New York 39 0.098 -35%
Ohio 23 0.097 -36%
Alabama 7 0.075 -51%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 -55%
Virginia 11 0.065 -57%
Wisconsin 5 0.049 -68%
Pennsylvania 11 0.047 -69%
Indiana 6 0.043 -72%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Kenia

Kenia is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,253 in 2025 with 179 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1961, 10,228 American babies have been named Kenia. Its peak came in 2016, when 451 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Kenia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kenia?

The median living Kenia is about 17 years old; half are between 8 and 26. An estimated 10 thousand people named Kenia are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Kenia year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 179 #1,253 – –
2024 251 #1,015 – –
2023 276 #950 – –
2022 294 #920 – –
2021 230 #1,086 – –
2020 279 #926 – –
2019 307 #875 – –
2018 330 #823 – –
2017 405 #710 – –
2016 451 #650 – –
2015 362 #780 – –
2014 319 #865 – –
2013 297 #869 – –
2012 443 #643 – –
2011 159 #1,428 – –
2010 194 #1,242 – –
2009 190 #1,281 – –
2008 256 #1,026 – –
2007 287 #945 – –
2006 303 #878 – –
2005 296 #854 – –
2004 263 #922 – –
2003 311 #796 – –
2002 281 #831 – –
2001 282 #824 – –
2000 213 #996 – –
1995 243 #813 – –
1990 117 #1,360 – –
1985 42 #2,375 – –
1980 60 #1,818 – –
1975 26 #2,841 – –
1970 15 #3,946 – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
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1930 – – – –
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1920 – – – –
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1910 – – – –
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1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
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1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Kenia, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Kenia?

The median living Kenia is about 17 years old. Half of all living Kenias are between 8 and 26 years old.

How many people named Kenia are alive today?

An estimated 10 thousand people named Kenia are alive in the United States, based on 10,228 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Kenia in 2025?

Kenia ranked #1,253 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 179 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kenia?

10,228 babies have been named Kenia in the United States since 1961, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kenia most popular?

Kenia peaked in 2016, when 451 newborns received the name.

Is Kenia a boy or girl name?

Kenia is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Kenia rising or falling?

Kenia is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kenia become more popular?

Kenia is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 151 girls named Kenia in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Kenia

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