Girls' name · since 1995

Kenae

62 babies named Kenae in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

62
total births
1995–2010
years on record
2000s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade

Kenae is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 62 have been recorded since 1995.

Kenae has 62 recorded births among girls since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2010.

  • 62 total births
  • 1995–2010 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 56% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kenae's 62 recorded births place it above 55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kenae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kenae splits its recorded history at 2002: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Kenae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2010

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1995)
8
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
456789 1995199619982000200120022004200520082010 6

Kenae by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

2000s was Kenae's strongest decade.

35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.

Kenae births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 35 births (56% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kenae?
Since 1995, Social Security records show 62 babies named Kenae. The most recent recorded year was 2010. Its busiest year on record was 1995, with 8 births.
When was Kenae most popular?
Kenae was most popular in the 2000s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Kenae been used?
Records for Kenae go back to 1995, giving 16 years of history through 2010.
What names are similar to Kenae?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kendra, Kennedy, Kendall, Kenya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Kenae's data

  • Kenae's decade-level peak was the 2000s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1995–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Kenae: Baby Name Since 1995 - 62 Births, Peak 1995." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kenae. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kenae draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.