How Many People Are Named Kenia?
An estimated 9,854 people in the United States have the first name Kenia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Kenia peaked in popularity in 2016 with 451 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kenia 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 Kenia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
9,854
About 1 in 34,783 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2016
451 births
Total Registered
10,047
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kenia
Kenia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 10,047 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Kenia as a male name
Ranked #10,821 in 1999
5 male births in 1999
Peak: 1992 (7 births)
Kenia as a female name
Ranked #1,015 in 2024
250 female births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (451 births)
Kenia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kenia span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 3,267 babies were registered. While Kenia is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kenia by Decade
How has Kenia 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.
Kenia by State
Birth registrations for Kenia span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, District of Columbia, Utah. On average, about 256 Kenias were registered per state.
Kenia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kenia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kenia
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kenia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kenia?
We estimate approximately 9,854 people named Kenia 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 34,783 Americans share this first name.
Is Kenia a common name?
Kenia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,047 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kenia most popular?
Kenia reached peak popularity in 2016, when 451 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kenia is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kenia a female name?
Kenia is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kenia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kenia Smith, Kenia Johnson, Kenia 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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