Girls' name · since 1987
Kenza
Kenza has 887 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,150 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,805 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 887
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kenza is the #2805 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 887 recorded since 1987.
Social Security Administration records show Kenza recorded 887 times among girls since 1987, holding rank #2805 nationally today, ahead of 84% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #8,150 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,805 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 887 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenza ranks #8,150 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,805 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 887 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,150 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,805 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 887
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kenza's 887 recorded births place it above 88.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Kenza compares
887 Top 34% higher than 66% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kenza's all-time total is 136% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kenza | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 887 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kenza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kenza's full recorded timeline at 2007, 79% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 21% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 61 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kenza popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Kenza by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (358 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Kenza's strongest decade.
358 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Kenza births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 66
1990s
66 births
- 2000s
2000s
167 births
- 2010s
2010s
358 births
- 2020s
2020s
285 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 358 births (40% of all-time use).
How Kenza compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kenza's total volume
Kenza by state
Where Kenza concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 75 | 8.5% |
| #2 | California | | 41 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 32 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 25 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.6% |
75 of 887 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Kenza appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kenza's data
- Kenza's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (358 total births) through the 2020s (285) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Kenzas (75 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kenza: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Kenza 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.