How Many People Are Named Kenya?
An estimated 26,120 people in the United States have the first name Kenya. It is predominantly female (92.2%). The average bearer is 33 years old, and Kenya peaked in popularity in 1973 with 1,039 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kenya 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 Kenya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
26,120
About 1 in 13,122 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
92.2% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1973
1,039 births
Total Registered
27,481
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kenya
Kenya is predominantly female (92.2%), though 2,141 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kenya as a male name
Ranked #9,421 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 1973 (145 births)
Kenya as a female name
Ranked #1,662 in 2024
123 female births in 2024
Peak: 1973 (894 births)
Kenya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kenya span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 7,562 babies were registered. Kenya has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kenya by Decade
How has Kenya 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.
Kenya by State
Birth registrations for Kenya span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Delaware, Iowa, New Mexico. On average, about 630 Kenyas were registered per state.
Kenya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kenya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kenya
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kenya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kenya?
We estimate approximately 26,120 people named Kenya 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 13,122 Americans share this first name.
Is Kenya a common name?
Kenya is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 27,481 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kenya most popular?
Kenya reached peak popularity in 1973, when 1,039 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kenya is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kenya a female name?
Kenya is predominantly female. 92.2% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kenya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kenya Smith, Kenya Johnson, Kenya 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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