Girls' name · since 1975
Keneta
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Keneta, peaking in 1985. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 11
- total births
- 1975–1985
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
Keneta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 11 recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keneta has been recorded 11 times among girls since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1985.
- 11 total births
- 1975–1985 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Keneta's 11 recorded births place it above 25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Keneta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Keneta splits its recorded history at 1985: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1985 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Keneta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1985
- Peak year (1985)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Keneta by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Keneta's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Keneta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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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, 1975–1985 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Keneta: Baby Name Since 1975 - 11 Births, Peak 1985." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/keneta. 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 Keneta 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.