Boys' name · since 2007
Kenay
Kenay has 172 recorded births since 2007 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,881 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,120 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 172
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
172 babies have been named Kenay since 2007, making it today's #4120 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kenay recorded 172 times among boys since 2007, holding rank #4120 nationally today, ahead of 70% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.
- #13,881 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,120 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 172 born since 2007
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenay ranks #13,881 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,120 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 172 born since 2007, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13,881 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,120 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 172
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kenay's 172 recorded births place it above 69.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Kenay compares
172 35th percentile among 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
Kenay's all-time total is 53% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kenay | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 172 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kenay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kenay's full recorded timeline at 2019, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kenay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Kenay by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (107 births, 62% of the file).
2020s was Kenay's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Kenay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
58 births
- 2020s
2020s
107 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 107 births (62% of all-time use).
Kenay by state
Where Kenay concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 15 | 8.7% |
15 of 172 births nationwide.
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- Florida records the most Kenays (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Kenay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2007–2025 (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 Kenay 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.