Kenia is an established girls' name that peaked in 2016 and has grown less common since.
Kenia is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,253 for girl births in the United States (and #2,381 across all names), given to 179 babies. Kenia first appears in 1961 and peaked in 2016 (451 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 179 | 179 | #1,253 | — |
| 2024 | 251 | 251 | #1,015 | — |
| 2023 | 276 | 276 | #950 | — |
| 2022 | 294 | 294 | #920 | — |
| 2021 | 230 | 230 | #1,086 | — |
| 2020 | 279 | 279 | #926 | — |
| 2019 | 307 | 307 | #875 | — |
| 2018 | 330 | 330 | #823 | — |
| 2017 | 405 | 405 | #710 | — |
| 2016 | 451 | 451 | #650 | — |
| 2015 | 362 | 362 | #780 | — |
| 2014 | 319 | 319 | #865 | — |
| 2013 | 297 | 297 | #869 | — |
| 2012 | 443 | 449 | #643 | — |
| 2011 | 159 | 159 | #1,428 | — |
| 2010 | 194 | 194 | #1,242 | — |
| 2009 | 190 | 198 | #1,281 | — |
| 2008 | 256 | 256 | #1,026 | — |
| 2007 | 287 | 292 | #945 | — |
| 2006 | 303 | 303 | #878 | — |
| 2005 | 296 | 301 | #854 | — |
| 2004 | 263 | 271 | #922 | — |
| 2003 | 311 | 319 | #796 | — |
| 2002 | 281 | 290 | #831 | — |
| 2001 | 282 | 291 | #824 | — |
| 2000 | 213 | 220 | #996 | — |
| 1999 | 219 | 224 | #969 | #10,821 |
| 1998 | 207 | 219 | #978 | — |
| 1997 | 213 | — | #934 | — |
| 1996 | 213 | — | #922 | — |
| 1995 | 243 | — | #813 | — |
| 1994 | 272 | — | #761 | — |
| 1993 | 171 | — | #1,067 | — |
| 1992 | 207 | — | #962 | #7,070 |
| 1991 | 128 | — | #1,301 | — |
| 1990 | 117 | — | #1,360 | — |
| 1989 | 98 | — | #1,485 | — |
| 1988 | 67 | — | #1,853 | — |
| 1987 | 34 | — | #2,879 | — |
| 1986 | 46 | — | #2,240 | — |
| 1985 | 42 | — | #2,375 | — |
| 1984 | 33 | — | #2,752 | — |
| 1983 | 47 | — | #2,116 | — |
| 1982 | 38 | — | #2,512 | — |
| 1981 | 55 | — | #1,945 | — |
| 1980 | 60 | — | #1,818 | — |
| 1979 | 32 | — | #2,763 | — |
| 1978 | 33 | — | #2,597 | — |
| 1977 | 25 | — | #3,116 | — |
| 1976 | 21 | — | #3,347 | — |
| 1975 | 26 | — | #2,841 | — |
| 1974 | 15 | — | #4,122 | — |
| 1973 | 11 | — | #5,037 | — |
| 1972 | 20 | — | #3,222 | — |
| 1971 | 11 | — | #4,949 | — |
| 1970 | 15 | — | #3,946 | — |
| 1969 | 11 | — | #4,570 | — |
| 1968 | 10 | — | #4,624 | — |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #7,278 | — |
| 1966 | 7 | — | #5,520 | — |
| 1963 | 7 | — | #5,587 | — |
| 1962 | 6 | — | #6,195 | — |
| 1961 | 5 | — | #7,040 | — |