Recorded 2005–2022 Boys' name Peak 2017 31 births

Kenechi — boys' name

31 babies named Kenechi in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, 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

31 boys have been named Kenechi since 2005, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2022.

31
total births
2005–2022
years on record
2010s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Kenechi was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

9 babies were named Kenechi in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kenechi

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Kenechi between 2005 and 2022, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kenechi currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kenechi performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kenechi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kenechi 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 31 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.

Kenechi at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

31

Since 2005

18 years of records

Peak year

2017

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2005

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2022

Kenechi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2005

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2017)
9
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
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Kenechi by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
15 births that decade — 48% of Kenechi's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kenechi?
31 babies have been named Kenechi since 2005. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2017 with 9 births.
When was Kenechi most popular?
Kenechi was most popular in the 2010s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Kenechi been used?
Kenechi has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 18 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Kenechi?
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.

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, 2005–2022 (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.