Boys' name · since 1970
Kenyan
Kenyan has 958 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,276 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 958
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
958 boys have been named Kenyan since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Kenyan has 958 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1970 to 2024.
- #5,276 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 958 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenyan ranks #5,276 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 958 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,276 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 958
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kenyan's 958 recorded births place it above 88.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Kenyan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kenyan's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 60, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kenyan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2024
- Peak year (2006)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Kenyan popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 2000 (Kenyan as girls' name)
Kenyan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (376 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Kenyan's strongest decade.
376 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Kenyan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 79
1970s
79 births
- 1980s 45
1980s
45 births
- 1990s 119
1990s
119 births
- 2000s
2000s
376 births
- 2010s
2010s
275 births
- 2020s 64
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 376 births (39% of all-time use).
How Kenyan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kenyan's total volume
Kenyan by state
Where Kenyan concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 28 | 2.9% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.5% |
28 of 958 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Kenyan's data
- Kenyan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (376 total births); usage has since declined to 64 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kenyans (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Kenyan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1970–2024 (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 Kenyan 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.