Is Kenai a boy or girl name?
Kenai is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 5 girls and 327 boys were named Kenai, so 1.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3.3% of the 2,081 US babies named Kenai were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #772
- Girl rank, 2024
- #16,432
- Babies named Kenai since 1992
- 2,081
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 332 babies
Boys and girls named Kenai, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 327 | #772 | 5 | #16,432 |
| 2023 | 234 | #960 | 5 | #16,395 |
| 2022 | 202 | #1,081 | 5 | #16,520 |
| 2021 | 141 | #1,322 | 5 | #16,487 |
| 2020 | 144 | #1,274 | 6 | #14,287 |
| 2019 | 122 | #1,436 | 5 | #16,787 |
| 2018 | 93 | #1,693 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 98 | #1,627 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 82 | #1,837 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 68 | #2,079 | 6 | #15,473 |
| 2014 | 61 | #2,220 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 52 | #2,414 | 5 | #17,960 |
| 2012 | 37 | #3,083 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 35 | #3,211 | 6 | #15,817 |
| 2010 | 41 | #2,896 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 37 | #3,140 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 40 | #2,980 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 42 | #2,844 | 7 | #14,707 |
| 2006 | 33 | #3,276 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 42 | #2,638 | 6 | #15,479 |
| 2004 | 52 | #2,225 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,563 | 7 | #13,143 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,246 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #10,816 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #9,158 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kenai reached #772 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #13,143 in 2003. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kenai
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.