Unisex name · since 1971
Kenyata
820 babies named Kenyata in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,591 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 820
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kenyata sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 820 recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Kenyata recorded 820 times among girls since 1971, 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 1971 to 2005.
- #8,591 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 820 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenyata ranks #8,591 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 820 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,591 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 820
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kenyata's 820 recorded births place it above 88.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Kenyata's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kenyata's full recorded timeline at 1988, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 44 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kenyata popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2005
- Peak year (1985)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Kenyata popularity over time - boys
306 total births recorded since 1971 (Kenyata as boys' name)
Kenyata by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (359 births, 44% of the file).
1980s was Kenyata's strongest decade.
359 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Kenyata births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
202 births
- 1980s
1980s
359 births
- 1990s
1990s
219 births
- 2000s 40
2000s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 359 births (44% of all-time use).
How Kenyata compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kenyata's total volume
Kenyata by state
Where Kenyata concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 52 | 6.3% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 46 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 20 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 12 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
52 of 820 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Kenyata's data
- Kenyata's decade-level peak was the 1980s (359 total births); usage has since declined to 40 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Kenyatas (52 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Kenyata: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1971–2005 (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 Kenyata 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.