Recorded 2015–2025 Girls' name Peak 2017 23 births

Kenayah — girls' name

23 babies named Kenayah in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

23 girls have been named Kenayah since 2015, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.

23
total births
2015–2025
years on record
2010s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Kenayah was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kenayah in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kenayah

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Kenayah between 2015 and 2025, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kenayah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kenayah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kenayah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kenayah 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 23 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.

Kenayah at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

23

Since 2015

11 years of records

Peak year

2017

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

2015

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2025

Kenayah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–2015

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2017)
7
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
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Kenayah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
12 births that decade — 52% of Kenayah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kenayah?
23 babies have been named Kenayah since 2015. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2017 with 7 births.
When was Kenayah most popular?
Kenayah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Kenayah been used?
Kenayah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 11 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Kenayah?
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.

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, 2015–2025 (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.