Kenita is a rare girls' name that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.
Kenita is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1996. Kenita was first reported in SSA data in 1954 and peaked in 1979 (25 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 5 | — | #14,626 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | #12,597 |
| 1992 | 8 | — | #9,942 |
| 1991 | 7 | — | #10,841 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | #9,698 |
| 1989 | 10 | — | #7,726 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | #9,776 |
| 1987 | 15 | — | #5,180 |
| 1986 | 8 | — | #8,093 |
| 1985 | 14 | — | #5,191 |
| 1984 | 15 | — | #4,844 |
| 1983 | 16 | — | #4,570 |
| 1982 | 25 | — | #3,374 |
| 1981 | 20 | — | #3,923 |
| 1980 | 14 | — | #5,096 |
| 1979 | 25 | — | #3,279 |
| 1978 | 14 | — | #4,798 |
| 1977 | 21 | — | #3,539 |
| 1976 | 16 | — | #4,048 |
| 1975 | 14 | — | #4,451 |
| 1974 | 14 | — | #4,321 |
| 1973 | 12 | — | #4,688 |
| 1972 | 7 | — | #6,878 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #8,624 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | #8,004 |
| 1968 | 5 | — | #7,548 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #7,279 |
| 1966 | 5 | — | #7,061 |
| 1965 | 6 | — | #6,139 |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #6,729 |
| 1958 | 6 | — | #5,752 |
| 1955 | 5 | — | #6,280 |
| 1954 | 6 | — | #5,445 |