Recorded 2007–2012 Boys' name Peak 2007 17 births

Kenyin — boys' name

17 babies named Kenyin in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

17 boys have been named Kenyin since 2007, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2012.

17
total births
2007–2012
years on record
2000s
peak decade
71%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Kenyin was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

12 babies were named Kenyin in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kenyin

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Kenyin between 2007 and 2012, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kenyin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kenyin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kenyin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kenyin 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 17 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.

Kenyin at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

17

Since 2007

6 years of records

Peak year

2007

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

2007

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2012

Kenyin popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2007)
12
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
468101214 20122007 12

Kenyin by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
12 births that decade — 71% of Kenyin's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kenyin?
17 babies have been named Kenyin since 2007. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2007 with 12 births.
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?
Kenyin has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 6 years of data through 2012.
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.

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, 2007–2012 (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.