Total births
81
Girls' name · since 2001
Kenaya
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 81 babies named Kenaya, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9316
- among girls today
- 81
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 47%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Kenaya is the #9316 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 81 recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Kenaya recorded 81 times among girls since 2001, holding rank #9316 nationally today, ahead of 47% of girls, 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 2001 to 2025.
- #9316 among girls today
- 81 born since 2001
- 2020s peak decade
- 47% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Kenaya is currently the #9316 girls' name in America, more common than 47% of girls - 81 born since 2001, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9316
- among girls today
- 81
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 47%
- more common than other girls
Kenaya vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9316
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 47% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
48% of everyone ever named Kenaya was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
13 babies were named Kenaya in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Kenaya compares
81 21st percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Kenaya's all-time total is 79% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kenaya | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 81 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 48 | 19,840 |
Kenaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kenaya splits its recorded history at 2009: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kenaya at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#9,316
Active since
2001
Kenaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Kenaya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Kenaya's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Kenaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
37 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 39 births (48% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kenaya? ▼
Kenaya has been given to 81 babies in the U.S. since 2001, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #9316 as of the latest data. 13 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
When was Kenaya most popular? ▼
Kenaya was most popular in the 2020s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Kenaya been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Kenaya since 2001 -- 25 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Kenaya? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kendra, Kennedy, Kendall, Kenya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Kenaya
Nearby Names Like Kenaya
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kenaya
Kendra Girl
#686 98,438 births
Kennedy Girl
#89 93,663 births
Kendall Girl
#311 66,533 births
Kenya Girl
#1659 25,412 births
Kenzie Girl
#628 21,391 births
Compare Kenaya side by side: Kenaya vs Kendra Kenaya vs Kennedy Kenaya vs Kendall
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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, 2001–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kenaya: #9316 Girls' Name - 81 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kenaya. 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 Kenaya 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.