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.
- #21,914 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 52
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak 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.
- #21,914 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 52 born since 1990
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenaniah ranks #21,914 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 52 born since 1990, peaking in the 1990s.
- #21,914 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 52
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kenaniah's 52 recorded births place it above 51.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2003)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Kenaniah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (21 births, 40% of the file).
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.
- 1990s
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 21 births (40% of all-time use).
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- 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.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kenaniah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1990–2016 (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 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 August 2026.