Recorded 1972–2011 Girls' name Peak 1996 222 births

Kenyanna — girls' name

222 babies named Kenyanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s141980s591990s822000s542010s13

The verdict

222 girls have been named Kenyanna since 1972, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2011.

222
total births
1972–2011
years on record
1990s
peak decade
37%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Kenyanna was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

15 babies were named Kenyanna in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kenyanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 222 babies named Kenyanna between 1972 and 2011, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kenyanna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kenyanna performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kenyanna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kenyanna in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kenyanna 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 222 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.

Kenyanna at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

222

Since 1972

40 years of records

Peak year

1996

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1972

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2011

Kenyanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1972

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1996)
15
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
05101520 201120052001199719921988198419791972 5

Kenyanna by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
82 births that decade — 37% of Kenyanna's all-time total
1970s141980s591990s822000s542010s13

Kenyanna by state

Where Kenyanna concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kenyanna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 2.3%
Georgia share of Kenyanna's total US births 2.3%

5 of 222 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kenyanna?
222 babies have been named Kenyanna since 1972. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1996 with 15 births.
When was Kenyanna most popular?
Kenyanna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Kenyanna most popular?
The top states for the name Kenyanna are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Kenyanna been used?
Kenyanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 40 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Kenyanna?
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.

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, 1972–2011 (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.