Keni is a rare variant of Kenna that peaked in 2007 and remains in steady use.
Keni is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #12,550 for girl births in the United States (and #21,038 across all names), given to 7 babies. Keni first appears in 1956 and peaked in 1982 (11 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | #12,550 | — |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | #9,908 | #13,315 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | #11,717 | — |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | #10,804 | — |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | #16,503 | — |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | #16,344 | #13,141 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | #16,803 | — |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | #16,923 | — |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,274 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | #15,628 | — |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | #17,966 | — |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,298 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,524 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,542 |
| 2008 | 12 | 12 | #16,467 | #11,873 |
| 2007 | 16 | 16 | #19,089 | #7,365 |
| 2006 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,205 |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | #17,868 | #10,830 |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,296 |
| 2000 | 12 | 12 | #14,064 | #9,751 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | #13,531 | — |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | #13,269 | — |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #12,915 | — |
| 1996 | 5 | — | #14,625 | — |
| 1994 | 12 | — | #14,536 | #7,387 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | #12,595 | — |
| 1992 | 11 | — | #7,774 | — |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #14,234 | — |
| 1990 | 8 | — | #9,696 | — |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #11,544 | — |
| 1985 | 6 | — | #9,923 | — |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #11,069 | — |
| 1982 | 11 | — | #6,121 | — |
| 1981 | 10 | — | #6,562 | — |
| 1980 | 7 | — | #8,576 | — |
| 1979 | 8 | — | #7,626 | — |
| 1978 | 10 | — | #6,151 | — |
| 1975 | 7 | — | #7,525 | — |
| 1973 | 6 | — | #7,870 | — |
| 1969 | 7 | — | #6,255 | — |
| 1968 | 7 | — | #5,903 | — |
| 1963 | 7 | — | #5,586 | — |
| 1958 | 7 | — | #5,148 | — |
| 1957 | 5 | — | #6,559 | — |
| 1956 | 5 | — | #6,418 | — |