How Many People Are Named Kenyatta?
An estimated 7,040 people in the United States have the first name Kenyatta. It is used for both genders, with 57.0% female. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Kenyatta peaked in popularity in 1975 with 443 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kenyatta 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 Kenyatta paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Kenyatta is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
7,040
About 1 in 48,687 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
57.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1975
443 births
Total Registered
7,471
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kenyatta
Kenyatta is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (43.0%) and females (57.0%). Out of 7,471 total births registered, 3,216 were male and 4,255 were female.
Kenyatta as a male name
Ranked #8,648 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 1975 (226 births)
Kenyatta as a female name
Ranked #14,340 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1975 (217 births)
Kenyatta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kenyatta span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 2,846 babies were registered. Kenyatta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kenyatta by Decade
How has Kenyatta 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.
Kenyatta by State
Birth registrations for Kenyatta span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Georgia, Michigan. The lowest are in Kentucky, District of Columbia, Arkansas. On average, about 197 Kenyattas were registered per state.
Kenyatta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kenyatta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kenyatta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kenyatta?
We estimate approximately 7,040 people named Kenyatta 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 48,687 Americans share this first name.
Is Kenyatta a common name?
Kenyatta is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,471 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kenyatta most popular?
Kenyatta reached peak popularity in 1975, when 443 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kenyatta is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kenyatta a female name?
Kenyatta is predominantly female. 57.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kenyatta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kenyatta Smith, Kenyatta Johnson, Kenyatta 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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