Keniya

KEH-nih-yuh /ˈkɛnɪjə/
girl 2 syllables cooling

Keniya is a rare variant of Kenya that peaked in 2007 and has since faded.

Keniya is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #12,551 for girl births in the United States (and #21,039 across all names), given to 7 babies. Keniya was first reported in SSA data in 1997 and peaked in 2007 (51 births).

About the name Keniya

PronunciationKEH-nih-yuh /ˈkɛnɪjə/
#12,551U.S. rank among girls 2025
#21,039among all names 2025
7U.S. births 2025
51peak births 2007
1997first in SSA data

Names similar to Keniya

How popular is Keniya?

Girls named Keniya 7 in 2025
1997200020052010201520202025
Girls named Keniya per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1997–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Keniya total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202577#12,551
202477#12,803
20231515#7,459
202277#12,921
20211010#9,941
20201111#9,242
201999#10,924
20181111#9,489
20171313#8,551
20161616#7,431
20151313#8,701
20141717#7,155
20132323#5,747
20123030#4,777
20113838#3,964
20103434#4,358
20094848#3,437
20084141#3,895
20075151#3,309
20064444#3,593
20054848#3,236
20045050#3,102
20033939#3,632
20022828#4,444
20012020#5,707
20002020#5,587
19991919#5,540
19981212#7,791
19979—#9,420