Recorded 2000–2022 Girls' name Peak 2006 231 births

Keniah — girls' name

231 babies named Keniah in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1452010s742020s12

The verdict

231 girls have been named Keniah since 2000, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2022.

231
total births
2000–2022
years on record
2000s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Keniah was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

27 babies were named Keniah in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keniah

The Social Security Administration has registered 231 babies named Keniah between 2000 and 2022, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Keniah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keniah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 145 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Keniah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Keniah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keniah 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 231 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.

Keniah at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

231

Since 2000

23 years of records

Peak year

2006

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2000

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2022

Keniah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2000

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2006)
27
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
051015202530 20222018201520122009200620032000 9

Keniah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
145 births that decade — 63% of Keniah's all-time total
2000s1452010s742020s12

Keniah by state

Where Keniah concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Keniah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
5 2.2%
North Carolina share of Keniah's total US births 2.2%

5 of 231 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keniah?
231 babies have been named Keniah since 2000. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2006 with 27 births.
When was Keniah most popular?
Keniah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 145 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Keniah most popular?
The top states for the name Keniah are North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Keniah been used?
Keniah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 23 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Keniah?
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.

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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, 2000–2022 (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.