Recorded 1990–2016 Boys' name Peak 2003 52 births

Kenaniah — boys' name

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.

1990s212000s132010s18

The verdict

52 boys have been named Kenaniah since 1990, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2016.

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

40% of everyone ever named Kenaniah was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

8 babies were named Kenaniah in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kenaniah

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Kenaniah between 1990 and 2016, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kenaniah currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kenaniah performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kenaniah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kenaniah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 52 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kenaniah at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

52

Since 1990

27 years of records

Peak year

2003

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1990

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2016

Kenaniah popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2003)
8
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Kenaniah by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
21 births that decade — 40% of Kenaniah's all-time total
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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?
Kenaniah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 27 years of data 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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.