Girls' name · since 1978

Kenyarda

Kenyarda has 16 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

16
total births
1978–1985
years on record
1980s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade

16 girls have been named Kenyarda since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Kenyarda recorded 16 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 1985.

  • 16 total births
  • 1978–1985 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 63% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kenyarda's 16 recorded births place it above 32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kenyarda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kenyarda splits its recorded history at 1984: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Kenyarda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1985

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1978)
6
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
4.555.566.5 197819841985 5

Kenyarda by decade

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

1980s was Kenyarda's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.

Kenyarda births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 10 births (63% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kenyarda?
16 babies have been named Kenyarda since 1978. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1978 with 6 births.
When was Kenyarda most popular?
Kenyarda was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Kenyarda been used?
Records for Kenyarda go back to 1978, giving 8 years of history through 1985.
What names are similar to Kenyarda?
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 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, 1978–1985 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Kenyarda: Baby Name Since 1978 - 16 Births, Peak 1978." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kenyarda. 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 Kenyarda 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.