US rank #4286 Boys' name Peak 2024 146 births

Kenay — #4286 US boys' name

146 babies named Kenay in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s72010s582020s81
#4286
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 70% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Kenay was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

25 babies were named Kenay in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kenay

The Social Security Administration has registered 146 babies named Kenay between 2007 and 2024, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kenay currently holds the #4286 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kenay performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 81 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kenay shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kenay in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kenay 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 146 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.

Kenay at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

146

Since 2007

18 years of records

Peak year

2024

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#4,286

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2007

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kenay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2007

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
25
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
051015202530 2024202220202018201520112007 7

Kenay by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
81 births that decade — 55% of Kenay's all-time total
2000s72010s582020s81

Kenay by state

Where Kenay concentrates geographically — total births since 2007

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kenay
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
8 5.5%
Florida share of Kenay's total US births 5.5%

8 of 146 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kenay?
146 babies have been named Kenay since 2007. It currently ranks #4286 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 25 births.
When was Kenay most popular?
Kenay was most popular in the 2020s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Kenay most popular?
The top states for the name Kenay are Florida (8 births).
How long has the name Kenay been used?
Kenay has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 18 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kenay?
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.

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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, 2007–2024 (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.