Girls' name · since 1979

Kenyonna

Kenyonna has 142 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

142
total births
1979–2010
years on record
1990s
peak decade
46%
born in that decade

Kenyonna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 142 have been recorded since 1979.

Kenyonna has 142 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2010.

  • 142 total births
  • 1979–2010 years on record
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 46% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kenyonna's 142 recorded births place it above 68% 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.

Kenyonna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Kenyonna's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Kenyonna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2010

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1993)
10
Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
4681012 19791986199319961999200320072010 5

Kenyonna by decade

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

1990s was Kenyonna's strongest decade.

66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Kenyonna births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 66 births (46% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kenyonna?
Since 1979, Social Security records show 142 babies named Kenyonna. The most recent recorded year was 2010. Its busiest year on record was 1993, with 10 births.
When was Kenyonna most popular?
Kenyonna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Kenyonna been used?
Records for Kenyonna go back to 1979, giving 32 years of history through 2010.
What names are similar to Kenyonna?
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.

What to do with Kenyonna's data

  • Kenyonna's decade-level peak was the 1990s (66 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

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

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, 1979–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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NameAlmanac. "Kenyonna: Baby Name Since 1979 - 142 Births, Peak 1993." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kenyonna. 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 Kenyonna 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.