Unisex name · since 1972
Kenyatte
123 babies named Kenyatte in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,065 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 123
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kenyatte sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 123 recorded since 1972.
Kenyatte has 123 recorded births among boys since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1999.
- #16,065 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 123 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenyatte ranks #16,065 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 123 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #16,065 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 123
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kenyatte's 123 recorded births place it above 64.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kenyatte's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kenyatte's full recorded timeline at 1977, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1975 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kenyatte popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1999
- Peak year (1975)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Kenyatte popularity over time - girls
61 total births recorded since 1972 (Kenyatte as girls' name)
Kenyatte by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (103 births, 84% of the file).
1970s was Kenyatte's strongest decade.
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 84% of all-time use.
Kenyatte births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
103 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 103 births (84% of all-time use).
Kenyatte by state
Where Kenyatte concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 4.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 4.1% |
5 of 123 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kenyatte's data
- Kenyatte's decade-level peak was the 1970s (103 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kenyattes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Kenyatte: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1972–1999 (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 Kenyatte 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.