How Many People Are Named Kenyan?
An estimated 950 people in the United States have the first name Kenyan. It is predominantly male (99.0%). The average bearer is 22 years old, and Kenyan peaked in popularity in 2006 with 65 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kenyan 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 Kenyan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
950
About 1 in 360,794 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2006
65 births
Total Registered
968
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kenyan
Kenyan is predominantly male (99.0%), though 10 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kenyan as a male name
Ranked #10,393 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (60 births)
Kenyan as a female name
Ranked #18,641 in 2006
5 female births in 2006
Peak: 2000 (5 births)
Kenyan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kenyan span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 386 babies were registered. Kenyan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kenyan by Decade
How has Kenyan 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.
Kenyan by State
Birth registrations for Kenyan span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, North Carolina, Alabama. The lowest are in Virginia, Michigan, Illinois. On average, about 9 Kenyans were registered per state.
Kenyan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kenyan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kenyan
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kenyan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kenyan?
We estimate approximately 950 people named Kenyan 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 360,794 Americans share this first name.
Is Kenyan a common name?
Kenyan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 968 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kenyan most popular?
Kenyan reached peak popularity in 2006, when 65 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kenyan is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kenyan a male name?
Kenyan is predominantly male. 99.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kenyan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kenyan Smith, Kenyan Johnson, Kenyan 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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