US rank #3024 Girls' name Peak 2024 826 births

Kenza — #3024 US girls' name

826 babies named Kenza in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s662000s1672010s3582020s224
#3024
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 83% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Kenza was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

54 babies were named Kenza in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kenza

The Social Security Administration has registered 826 babies named Kenza between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kenza currently holds the #3024 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 54 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kenza performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 358 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kenza shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 65 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Kenza in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kenza 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 826 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.

Kenza at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

826

Since 1987

38 years of records

Peak year

2024

54 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,024

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1987

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kenza popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
54
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
0204060 20242019201420092004199919931987 5

Kenza by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
358 births that decade — 43% of Kenza's all-time total
1980s111990s662000s1672010s3582020s224

Kenza by state

Where Kenza concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kenza
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
65 7.9%
#2 California
33 4.0%
#3 Texas
32 3.9%
#4 Florida
19 2.3%
#5 Virginia
10 1.2%
#6 New Jersey
6 0.7%
#7 Illinois
5 0.6%
#8 Maryland
5 0.6%
New York share of Kenza's total US births 7.9%
Even split

65 of 826 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Kenza appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kenza?
826 babies have been named Kenza since 1987. It currently ranks #3024 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 54 births.
When was Kenza most popular?
Kenza was most popular in the 2010s decade with 358 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Kenza most popular?
The top states for the name Kenza are New York (65 births), California (33 births), Texas (32 births).
How long has the name Kenza been used?
Kenza has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 38 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kenza?
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.

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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, 1987–2024 (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.