How Many People Are Named Keenya?
An estimated 256 people in the United States have the first name Keenya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Keenya peaked in popularity in 1973 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Keenya as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Keenya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
256
About 1 in 1,338,884 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1973
32 births
Total Registered
280
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Keenya
Keenya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 280 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Keenya as a female name
Ranked #18,443 in 2010
5 female births in 2010
Peak: 1973 (32 births)
Keenya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Keenya span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 168 babies were registered. Keenya has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Keenya by Decade
How has Keenya tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Keenya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Keenya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Keenya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Keenya?
We estimate approximately 256 people named Keenya are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,338,884 Americans share this first name.
Is Keenya a common name?
Keenya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 280 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Keenya most popular?
Keenya reached peak popularity in 1973, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Keenya is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Keenya a female name?
Keenya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Keenya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Keenya Smith, Keenya Johnson, Keenya Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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