Girls' name · since 1972
Kenyana
362 babies named Kenyana in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 362
- total births
- 1972–2021
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 39%
- born in that decade
Kenyana sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 362 recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenyana has been recorded 362 times among girls since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2021.
- 362 total births
- 1972–2021 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 39% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kenyana's 362 recorded births place it above 80% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Kenyana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kenyana's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kenyana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2021
- Peak year (1991)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Kenyana by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Kenyana's strongest decade.
140 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Kenyana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 46
1970s
46 births
- 1980s
1980s
133 births
- 1990s
1990s
140 births
- 2000s 33
2000s
33 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 140 births (39% of all-time use).
Kenyana by state
Where Kenyana concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
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- Kenyana's decade-level peak was the 1990s (140 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Kenyanas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1972–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kenyana: Baby Name Since 1972 - 362 Births, Peak 1991." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kenyana. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kenyana 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 July 2026.