Girls' name · since 1997
Keniya
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 690 babies named Keniya, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,605 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,444 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 690
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
690 babies have been named Keniya since 1997, making it today's #12444 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keniya has been recorded 690 times among girls since 1997, currently ranked #12444 nationally and more common than 28% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #9,605 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,444 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 690 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keniya ranks #9,605 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,444 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 690 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,605 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,444 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 690
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Keniya's 690 recorded births place it above 86.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Keniya compares
690 Top 39% higher than 61% of 17,297 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
Keniya's all-time total is 84% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keniya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 690 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 21 | 19,840 |
Keniya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Keniya's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 33% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 67%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2022, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 51, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Keniya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Keniya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (389 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Keniya's strongest decade.
389 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Keniya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 40
1990s
40 births
- 2000s
2000s
389 births
- 2010s
2010s
204 births
- 2020s 57
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 389 births (56% of all-time use).
How Keniya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Keniya's total volume
Keniya by state
Where Keniya concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 39 | 5.7% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 13 | 1.9% |
| #3 | California | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.7% |
39 of 690 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Keniya's data
- Keniya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (389 total births); usage has since declined to 57 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Keniyas (39 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Keniya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~28 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1997–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Keniya 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 August 2026.