Is Kenyatta a boy or girl name?
Kenyatta is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 6 girls and 9 boys were named Kenyatta, so 40% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 57% of the 7,471 US babies named Kenyatta were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #8,648
- Girl rank, 2024
- #14,340
- Babies named Kenyatta since 1961
- 7,471
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 443 babies
Boys and girls named Kenyatta, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 147 | 100 | 40.5% |
| 1970s | 1,430 | 1,416 | 49.8% |
| 1980s | 435 | 1,250 | 74.2% |
| 1990s | 581 | 1,051 | 64.4% |
| 2000s | 392 | 343 | 46.7% |
| 2010s | 179 | 78 | 30.4% |
| 2020s | 52 | 17 | 24.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #8,648 | 6 | #14,340 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,598 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 12 | #7,042 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,190 | 5 | #16,497 |
| 2020 | 8 | #9,154 | 6 | #14,292 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,263 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,669 | 5 | #16,918 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,417 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,544 | 12 | #9,153 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,786 | 10 | #10,510 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,376 | 6 | #15,629 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,293 | 6 | #15,605 |
| 2012 | 25 | #4,076 | 13 | #8,893 |
| 2011 | 29 | #3,656 | 15 | #7,996 |
| 2010 | 21 | #4,610 | 11 | #10,135 |
| 2009 | 21 | #4,671 | 21 | #6,430 |
| 2008 | 42 | #2,858 | 18 | #7,229 |
| 2007 | 29 | #3,651 | 30 | #4,881 |
| 2006 | 26 | #3,850 | 30 | #4,743 |
| 2005 | 23 | #3,995 | 41 | #3,620 |
| 2004 | 46 | #2,439 | 42 | #3,534 |
| 2003 | 35 | #2,821 | 37 | #3,770 |
| 2002 | 51 | #2,110 | 36 | #3,693 |
| 2001 | 50 | #2,100 | 51 | #2,861 |
| 2000 | 69 | #1,675 | 37 | #3,558 |
| 1999 | 63 | #1,679 | 56 | #2,549 |
| 1998 | 59 | #1,732 | 83 | #1,858 |
| 1997 | 66 | #1,562 | 66 | #2,123 |
| 1996 | 70 | #1,459 | 91 | #1,677 |
| 1995 | 57 | #1,614 | 100 | #1,537 |
| 1994 | 67 | #1,445 | 105 | #1,500 |
| 1993 | 62 | #1,502 | 120 | #1,372 |
| 1992 | 48 | #1,759 | 130 | #1,302 |
| 1991 | 48 | #1,712 | 151 | #1,165 |
| 1990 | 41 | #1,886 | 149 | #1,158 |
| 1989 | 37 | #1,973 | 99 | #1,476 |
| 1988 | 34 | #1,931 | 112 | #1,297 |
| 1987 | 31 | #1,997 | 117 | #1,224 |
| 1986 | 26 | #2,192 | 101 | #1,319 |
| 1985 | 33 | #1,817 | 118 | #1,195 |
| 1984 | 28 | #1,956 | 135 | #1,048 |
| 1983 | 37 | #1,616 | 132 | #1,056 |
| 1982 | 44 | #1,454 | 130 | #1,089 |
| 1981 | 61 | #1,182 | 145 | #1,005 |
| 1980 | 104 | #873 | 161 | #931 |
| 1979 | 118 | #804 | 198 | #799 |
| 1978 | 158 | #668 | 187 | #802 |
| 1977 | 160 | #669 | 153 | #918 |
| 1976 | 182 | #605 | 161 | #849 |
| 1975 | 226 | #534 | 217 | #690 |
| 1974 | 148 | #666 | 118 | #1,018 |
| 1973 | 142 | #671 | 123 | #968 |
| 1972 | 111 | #754 | 133 | #925 |
| 1971 | 105 | #789 | 59 | #1,605 |
| 1970 | 80 | #901 | 67 | #1,492 |
| 1969 | 39 | #1,269 | 32 | #2,278 |
| 1968 | 21 | #1,761 | 15 | #3,516 |
| 1967 | 23 | #1,625 | 10 | #4,446 |
| 1966 | 17 | #1,931 | 9 | #4,661 |
| 1965 | 11 | #2,551 | 6 | #6,141 |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,261 | 11 | #4,219 |
| 1963 | 16 | #2,081 | 11 | #4,134 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,200 |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,851 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kenyatta reached #534 in 1975. As a girl name, it reached #690 in 1975. 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 Kenyatta
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.