How Many People Are Named Kena?
An estimated 1,744 people in the United States have the first name Kena. It is predominantly female (96.7%). The average bearer is 40 years old, and Kena peaked in popularity in 1975 with 70 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kena 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 Kena paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Kena is overwhelmingly female, 63 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
1,744
About 1 in 196,533 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
96.7% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1975
70 births
Total Registered
1,898
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kena
Kena is predominantly female (96.7%), though 63 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kena as a male name
Ranked #8,593 in 2023
9 male births in 2023
Peak: 2018 (10 births)
Kena as a female name
Ranked #6,260 in 2024
19 female births in 2024
Peak: 1975 (70 births)
Kena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kena span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 522 babies were registered. Kena has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kena by Decade
How has Kena 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.
Kena by State
Birth registrations for Kena span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Texas, California. The lowest are in North Carolina, Mississippi, Michigan. On average, about 18 Kenas were registered per state.
Kena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kena
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kena?
We estimate approximately 1,744 people named Kena 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 196,533 Americans share this first name.
Is Kena a common name?
Kena is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,898 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kena most popular?
Kena reached peak popularity in 1975, when 70 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kena is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kena a female name?
Kena is predominantly female. 96.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kena Smith, Kena Johnson, Kena 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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