Kenya is an established girls' name that peaked in 1973 and has since faded.
Kenya is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,499 for girl births in the United States (and #4,448 across all names), given to 71 babies. Kenya was first reported in SSA data in 1952 and peaked in 1973 (894 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 71 | 71 | #2,499 | — |
| 2024 | 132 | 132 | #1,660 | #9,450 |
| 2023 | 135 | 135 | #1,572 | — |
| 2022 | 166 | 166 | #1,383 | — |
| 2021 | 162 | 162 | #1,366 | — |
| 2020 | 190 | 190 | #1,208 | — |
| 2019 | 235 | 235 | #1,092 | #10,319 |
| 2018 | 251 | 251 | #1,060 | #8,519 |
| 2017 | 287 | 287 | #964 | #6,916 |
| 2016 | 333 | 333 | #863 | #10,243 |
| 2015 | 316 | 316 | #894 | #10,136 |
| 2014 | 409 | 409 | #702 | #11,472 |
| 2013 | 479 | 479 | #602 | #7,843 |
| 2012 | 584 | 584 | #534 | #5,862 |
| 2011 | 347 | 347 | #803 | #7,811 |
| 2010 | 409 | 409 | #716 | #6,222 |
| 2009 | 489 | 489 | #631 | #7,484 |
| 2008 | 584 | 589 | #541 | #6,268 |
| 2007 | 600 | 600 | #534 | #6,460 |
| 2006 | 598 | 598 | #523 | #4,607 |
| 2005 | 489 | 489 | #610 | #3,995 |
| 2004 | 459 | 459 | #632 | #3,503 |
| 2003 | 490 | 495 | #582 | #5,165 |
| 2002 | 526 | 526 | #553 | #2,854 |
| 2001 | 497 | 497 | #559 | #2,966 |
| 2000 | 552 | 561 | #508 | #3,119 |
| 1999 | 487 | 487 | #552 | #2,768 |
| 1998 | 519 | 519 | #535 | #2,003 |
| 1997 | 475 | — | #527 | #3,220 |
| 1996 | 634 | — | #425 | #2,358 |
| 1995 | 697 | — | #394 | #2,981 |
| 1994 | 719 | — | #377 | #2,149 |
| 1993 | 722 | — | #376 | #2,031 |
| 1992 | 507 | — | #509 | #2,235 |
| 1991 | 401 | — | #616 | #2,119 |
| 1990 | 400 | — | #616 | #2,144 |
| 1989 | 380 | — | #609 | #2,222 |
| 1988 | 281 | — | #713 | #3,031 |
| 1987 | 264 | — | #726 | #3,278 |
| 1986 | 259 | — | #742 | #2,650 |
| 1985 | 309 | — | #641 | #2,650 |
| 1984 | 336 | — | #582 | #2,330 |
| 1983 | 422 | — | #500 | #1,734 |
| 1982 | 455 | — | #496 | #1,453 |
| 1981 | 473 | — | #492 | #1,215 |
| 1980 | 579 | — | #421 | #1,194 |
| 1979 | 700 | — | #358 | #1,065 |
| 1978 | 717 | — | #360 | #751 |
| 1977 | 832 | — | #330 | #780 |
| 1976 | 819 | — | #317 | #812 |
| 1975 | 994 | — | #281 | #727 |
| 1974 | 942 | — | #294 | #717 |
| 1973 | 1,039 | — | #275 | #664 |
| 1972 | 660 | — | #384 | #786 |
| 1971 | 457 | — | #484 | #1,064 |
| 1970 | 402 | — | #554 | #997 |
| 1969 | 265 | — | #672 | #1,159 |
| 1968 | 142 | — | #928 | #1,996 |
| 1967 | 89 | — | #1,217 | #2,415 |
| 1966 | 74 | — | #1,338 | #3,124 |
| 1965 | 55 | — | #1,606 | #3,729 |
| 1964 | 70 | — | #1,510 | #2,361 |
| 1963 | 32 | — | #2,111 | — |
| 1962 | 29 | — | #2,237 | — |
| 1961 | 18 | — | #3,014 | — |
| 1960 | 19 | — | #2,859 | — |
| 1959 | 19 | — | #2,711 | — |
| 1958 | 19 | — | #2,707 | — |
| 1957 | 13 | — | #3,396 | — |
| 1956 | 8 | — | #4,650 | — |
| 1955 | 14 | — | #3,159 | — |
| 1954 | 11 | — | #3,594 | — |
| 1952 | 5 | — | #5,984 | — |