Kennya

KEHN-nyuh /ˈkɛnnjə/
girl 2 syllables cooling

Kennya is a rare variant of Kenya that peaked in 2012 and has since faded.

Kennya is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #16,139 for girl births in the United States (and #26,759 across all names), given to 5 babies. Kennya was first reported in SSA data in 1975 and peaked in 2012 (37 births).

About the name Kennya

PronunciationKEHN-nyuh /ˈkɛnnjə/
#16,139U.S. rank among girls 2025
#26,759among all names 2025
5U.S. births 2025
37peak births 2012
1975first in SSA data

Names similar to Kennya

How popular is Kennya?

Girls named Kennya 5 in 2025
1975198019902000201020202025
Girls named Kennya per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1975–2025 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

Kennya total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202555#16,139
202466#14,384
202355#16,410
202299#10,809
202066#14,302
201977#13,134
201888#11,976
20171515#7,653
20162424#5,541
20152020#6,351
20141717#7,156
20132222#5,926
20123737#4,083
20111717#7,275
20101818#7,069
20092424#5,803
20082121#6,459
20073131#4,751
20062929#4,894
20052121#5,916
20043333#4,228
20032424#5,170
20022929#4,333
20012626#4,623
20001616#6,651
19991111#8,522
19981414#6,899
199712—#7,506
199620—#4,960
199515—#6,115
199416—#5,857
199317—#5,552
19929—#9,113
19916—#12,259
19907—#10,783
19896—#11,547
19875—#12,208
19857—#8,770
19835—#11,072
19796—#9,519
19775—#10,367
19755—#9,758