US rank #13830 Girls' name Peak 2012 631 births

Kennya — #13830 US girls' name

631 babies named Kennya in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s161980s231990s1272000s2542010s1852020s26
#13830
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 22% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Kennya was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

37 babies were named Kennya in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kennya

The Social Security Administration has registered 631 babies named Kennya between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kennya currently holds the #13830 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kennya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 254 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kennya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 118 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Kennya in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kennya 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 631 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.

Kennya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

631

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2012

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#13,830

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kennya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
37
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
010203040 20242017201120051999199319851975 5

Kennya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
254 births that decade — 40% of Kennya's all-time total
1970s161980s231990s1272000s2542010s1852020s26

Kennya by state

Where Kennya concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Kennya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
118 18.7%
#2 Texas
75 11.9%
#3 Arizona
6 1.0%
California share of Kennya's total US births 18.7%
Even split

118 of 631 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kennya?
631 babies have been named Kennya since 1975. It currently ranks #13830 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 37 births.
When was Kennya most popular?
Kennya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 254 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Kennya most popular?
The top states for the name Kennya are California (118 births), Texas (75 births), Arizona (6 births).
How long has the name Kennya been used?
Kennya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kennya?
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, 1975–2024 (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.