Boys' name · since 1990

Kenaniah

52 babies named Kenaniah in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

52
total births
1990–2016
years on record
1990s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade

Kenaniah is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 52 have been recorded since 1990.

Social Security Administration records show Kenaniah recorded 52 times among boys since 1990, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2016.

  • 52 total births
  • 1990–2016 years on record
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 40% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kenaniah's 52 recorded births place it above 52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Kenaniah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Kenaniah's full recorded timeline at 2003, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Kenaniah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2016

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2003)
8
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
456789 199019941998199920032007201220142016 7

Kenaniah by decade

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

1990s was Kenaniah's strongest decade.

21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Kenaniah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 21 births (40% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kenaniah?
52 babies have been named Kenaniah since 1990. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2003 with 8 births.
When was Kenaniah most popular?
Kenaniah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Kenaniah been used?
Records for Kenaniah go back to 1990, giving 27 years of history through 2016.
What names are similar to Kenaniah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kenneth, Kent, Kenny, Kendall, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Kenaniah's data

  • Kenaniah's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (21 total births) through the 2010s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • 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, 1990–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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NameAlmanac. "Kenaniah: Baby Name Since 1990 - 52 Births, Peak 2003." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kenaniah. 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 Kenaniah 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.