Girls' name · since 1997
Keniyah
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 777 babies named Keniyah, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,920 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,702 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 777
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Keniyah currently ranks #6702 among girls' names in America, with 777 babies recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Keniyah recorded 777 times among girls since 1997, holding rank #6702 nationally today, ahead of 61% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #8,920 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,702 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 777 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keniyah ranks #8,920 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,702 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 777 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,920 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,702 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 777
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Keniyah's 777 recorded births place it above 87.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Keniyah compares
777 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Keniyah's all-time total is 107% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keniyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 777 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 59 | 21 | 19,840 |
Keniyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Keniyah splits its recorded history at 2012: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 59 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Keniyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Keniyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (339 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Keniyah's strongest decade.
339 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Keniyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
329 births
- 2010s
2010s
339 births
- 2020s 103
2020s
103 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 339 births (44% of all-time use).
How Keniyah 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 Keniyah's total volume
Keniyah by state
Where Keniyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 47 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 21 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 8 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #7 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
47 of 777 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Keniyah appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Keniyah's data
- Keniyah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (339 total births); usage has since declined to 103 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Keniyahs (47 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 Keniyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
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 Keniyah 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.