Girls' name · since 1994
Kenyah
Kenyah has 415 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,230 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 415
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
415 girls have been named Kenyah since 1994, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Kenyah has 415 recorded births among girls since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2023.
- #13,230 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 415 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenyah ranks #13,230 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 415 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,230 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 415
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kenyah's 415 recorded births place it above 81.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Kenyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kenyah splits its recorded history at 2008: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2020 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kenyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2023
- Peak year (2007)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Kenyah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (191 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Kenyah's strongest decade.
191 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Kenyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window. * 2020s covers 2020–2025 only (six of ten years), so it is not directly comparable to a full decade.
- 1990s 55
1990s
55 births
- 2000s
2000s
191 births
- 2010s
2010s
141 births
- 2020s* 28
2020s (partial decade: 2020–2025, six of ten years)
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 191 births (46% of all-time use).
Kenyah by state
Where Kenyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 6 | 1.4% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 1.2% |
6 of 415 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Kenyah's data
- Kenyah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (191 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2020s (2020–2025 only) -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Kenyahs (6 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kenyah: 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 (~29 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, 1994–2023 (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 Kenyah 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.