Boys' name · since 1992
Kenai
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 2,391 babies named Kenai, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,955 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #713 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,391
- born since 1992
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kenai currently ranks #713 among boys' names in America, with 2,391 babies recorded since 1992.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenai has been recorded 2,391 times among boys since 1992, currently ranked #713 nationally and more common than 95% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #2,955 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #713 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,391 born since 1992
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenai ranks #2,955 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #713 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,391 born since 1992, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,955 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #713 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,391
- born since 1992
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kenai's 2,391 recorded births place it above 93.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kenai compares
2,391 Top 20% higher than 80% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kenai's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kenai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,391 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 377 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kenai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kenai splits its recorded history at 2013: 84% of all births land in the more recent half, 16% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 377 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kenai popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 377
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Kenai popularity over time - girls
74 total births recorded since 2003 (Kenai as girls' name)
Kenai by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,426 births, 60% of the file).
2020s was Kenai's strongest decade.
1,426 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Kenai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 266
2000s
266 births
- 2010s
2010s
689 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,426 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,426 births (60% of all-time use).
How Kenai compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kenai's total volume
Kenai by state
Where Kenai concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 220 | 9.2% |
| #2 | Florida | | 151 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 148 | 6.2% |
| #4 | Washington | | 113 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Colorado | | 67 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 66 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 57 | 2.4% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 52 | 2.2% |
220 of 2,391 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Kenai appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Kenais (220 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kenai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~33 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1992–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Kenai 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 August 2026.