Is Kenia a boy or girl name?
Kenia is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 250 girls and 0 boys were named Kenia, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 10,047 US babies named Kenia were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,015
- Babies named Kenia since 1961
- 10,047
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 451 babies
Boys and girls named Kenia, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 51 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 209 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 520 | 100% |
| 1990s | 12 | 1,978 | 99.4% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,681 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,267 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,329 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 250 | #1,015 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 276 | #949 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 294 | #920 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 230 | #1,086 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 279 | #926 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 307 | #875 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 330 | #823 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 405 | #710 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 451 | #650 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 362 | #780 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 319 | #865 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 297 | #869 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 443 | #643 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 159 | #1,428 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 194 | #1,242 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 190 | #1,281 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 256 | #1,025 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 287 | #945 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 302 | #880 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 296 | #854 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 263 | #922 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 311 | #796 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 281 | #831 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 282 | #824 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 213 | #996 |
| 1999 | 5 | #10,821 | 214 | #969 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 207 | #978 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 213 | #934 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 213 | #922 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 243 | #813 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 272 | #761 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,067 |
| 1992 | 7 | #7,069 | 200 | #963 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,301 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,360 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,485 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,853 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,879 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,241 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,375 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,753 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,116 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,511 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,945 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,818 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,762 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,596 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,116 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,348 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,842 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,122 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,036 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,222 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,949 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,946 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,571 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,624 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,277 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,520 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,586 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,197 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,041 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kenia reached #7,069 in 1992. As a girl name, it reached #643 in 2012. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kenia
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.