Girls' name · since 1978
Kennia
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 796 babies named Kennia, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,763 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,596 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 796
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kennia is the #13596 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 796 recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kennia has been recorded 796 times among girls since 1978, currently ranked #13596 nationally and more common than 21% 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 1978 to 2025.
- #8,763 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,596 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 796 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kennia ranks #8,763 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,596 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 796 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,763 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,596 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 796
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kennia's 796 recorded births place it above 87.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kennia compares
796 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Kennia's all-time total is 112% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kennia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 796 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kennia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kennia splits its recorded history at 2003: 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 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kennia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Kennia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (267 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Kennia's strongest decade.
267 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Kennia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 62
1980s
62 births
- 1990s
1990s
198 births
- 2000s
2000s
267 births
- 2010s
2010s
212 births
- 2020s 51
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 267 births (34% of all-time use).
How Kennia 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 Kennia's total volume
Kennia by state
Where Kennia concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 172 | 21.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 83 | 10.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
172 of 796 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Kennia's data
- Kennia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (267 total births); usage has since declined to 51 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kennias (172 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kennia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Kennia 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.