Is Kenya a boy or girl name?
Kenya is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 123 girls and 8 boys were named Kenya, so 93.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 92.2% of the 27,481 US babies named Kenya were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #9,421
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,662
- Babies named Kenya since 1952
- 27,481
- Most popular year
- 1973
- 1,039 babies
Boys and girls named Kenya, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 89 | 100% |
| 1960s | 102 | 691 | 87.1% |
| 1970s | 1,060 | 6,502 | 86% |
| 1980s | 318 | 3,440 | 91.5% |
| 1990s | 341 | 5,220 | 93.9% |
| 2000s | 215 | 5,069 | 95.9% |
| 2010s | 97 | 3,553 | 97.3% |
| 2020s | 8 | 776 | 99% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #9,421 | 123 | #1,662 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,571 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 166 | #1,382 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,365 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 190 | #1,207 |
| 2019 | 7 | #10,315 | 228 | #1,092 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,517 | 242 | #1,059 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,914 | 275 | #964 |
| 2016 | 7 | #10,242 | 326 | #863 |
| 2015 | 7 | #10,135 | 309 | #894 |
| 2014 | 6 | #11,472 | 403 | #701 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,843 | 469 | #602 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,859 | 569 | #534 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,810 | 337 | #803 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,222 | 395 | #714 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,484 | 478 | #631 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,267 | 570 | #541 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,458 | 587 | #534 |
| 2006 | 20 | #4,605 | 578 | #523 |
| 2005 | 23 | #3,994 | 466 | #610 |
| 2004 | 27 | #3,503 | 432 | #632 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,163 | 475 | #582 |
| 2002 | 33 | #2,854 | 493 | #553 |
| 2001 | 31 | #2,966 | 466 | #559 |
| 2000 | 28 | #3,119 | 524 | #508 |
| 1999 | 31 | #2,768 | 456 | #552 |
| 1998 | 48 | #2,003 | 471 | #535 |
| 1997 | 23 | #3,220 | 452 | #527 |
| 1996 | 34 | #2,358 | 600 | #425 |
| 1995 | 24 | #2,980 | 673 | #394 |
| 1994 | 38 | #2,149 | 681 | #377 |
| 1993 | 40 | #2,031 | 682 | #376 |
| 1992 | 34 | #2,235 | 473 | #509 |
| 1991 | 35 | #2,119 | 366 | #616 |
| 1990 | 34 | #2,144 | 366 | #616 |
| 1989 | 31 | #2,222 | 349 | #609 |
| 1988 | 18 | #3,030 | 263 | #713 |
| 1987 | 15 | #3,277 | 249 | #726 |
| 1986 | 20 | #2,650 | 239 | #742 |
| 1985 | 19 | #2,650 | 290 | #641 |
| 1984 | 22 | #2,330 | 314 | #582 |
| 1983 | 33 | #1,734 | 389 | #500 |
| 1982 | 44 | #1,453 | 411 | #496 |
| 1981 | 57 | #1,215 | 416 | #492 |
| 1980 | 59 | #1,194 | 520 | #421 |
| 1979 | 70 | #1,065 | 630 | #358 |
| 1978 | 128 | #752 | 589 | #360 |
| 1977 | 120 | #780 | 712 | #330 |
| 1976 | 106 | #812 | 713 | #317 |
| 1975 | 130 | #727 | 863 | #281 |
| 1974 | 131 | #717 | 812 | #294 |
| 1973 | 145 | #663 | 894 | #275 |
| 1972 | 104 | #787 | 556 | #384 |
| 1971 | 59 | #1,063 | 398 | #484 |
| 1970 | 67 | #997 | 335 | #554 |
| 1969 | 46 | #1,160 | 219 | #672 |
| 1968 | 17 | #1,994 | 125 | #926 |
| 1967 | 12 | #2,414 | 77 | #1,217 |
| 1966 | 8 | #3,124 | 66 | #1,338 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,729 | 49 | #1,606 |
| 1964 | 13 | #2,361 | 57 | #1,510 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,112 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,237 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,013 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,859 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,711 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,707 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,396 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,650 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,159 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,594 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,985 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kenya reached #663 in 1973. As a girl name, it reached #275 in 1973. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kenya
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.