Boys' name · since 2007

Kenyin

Kenyin has 17 recorded births since 2007 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#30,237 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 2007
2000s
peak decade

Kenyin is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 17 have been recorded since 2007.

Kenyin has 17 recorded births among boys since 2007, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2012.

  • #30,237 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 17 born since 2007
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenyin ranks #30,237 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 2007, peaking in the 2000s.

#30,237 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 2007
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kenyin's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Kenyin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kenyin splits its recorded history at 2012: 29% of all births land in the more recent half, 71% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Kenyin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2012

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2007)
12
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
468101214 20072012 5

Kenyin by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (12 births, 71% of the file).

2000s was Kenyin's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.

Kenyin births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window.

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 12 births (71% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kenyin? ▼
17 babies have been named Kenyin since 2007. All-time, it sits at #30,237 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2007 with 12 births.
Where does Kenyin sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenyin ranks #30,237 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kenyin most popular? ▼
Kenyin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Kenyin been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Kenyin since 2007 -- 6 years through the most recent 2012 data.
What names are similar to Kenyin? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kenneth, Kent, Kenny, Kendall, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Kenyin's data

  • Kenyin's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Kenyin

Nearby Names Like Kenyin

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kenyin

Kenneth Boy
#294 1,283,974 births
Kent Boy
#1656 69,322 births
Kenny Boy
#1268 51,931 births
Kendall Boy
#1232 35,350 births
Kendrick Boy
#535 33,557 births

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Lumas
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Powers
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kenyin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2007–2012 (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 Kenyin 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.