Kenyan

KEHN-yuhn /ˈkɛnjən/
boy 2 syllables fading

Kenyan is a rare variant of Kenyon that peaked in 2006 and has since faded.

Kenyan is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2024. Kenyan was first reported in SSA data in 1970 and peaked in 2006 (60 births).

About the name Kenyan

PronunciationKEHN-yuhn /ˈkɛnjən/

Names similar to Kenyan

KenyonKenyenKenyunKenyinAryanAaryanLilyanKennethKenyahKenyana

How popular is Kenyan?

Boys named Kenyan
1970198019902000201020202024
Boys named Kenyan per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1970–2024 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2024) 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
Girls named Kenyan
200020052006
Girls named Kenyan per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1970–2024 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2024) 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

Kenyan total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
202477—#10,434
20231414—#6,361
20221414—#6,332
20211313—#6,516
20201616—#5,581
20192121—#4,716
20181818—#5,214
20171313—#6,505
20162424—#4,262
20152020—#4,813
20142626—#3,962
20133535—#3,159
20123838—#3,032
20114040—#2,930
20104040—#2,940
20095353—#2,425
20085151—#2,490
20075353—#2,427
20066565#18,642#2,162
20055454—#2,224
20042525—#3,702
20031919—#4,349
20022323—#3,733
20011313—#5,535
20003030#16,320#3,378
19991515—#4,662
19981414—#4,773
199716——#4,158
199615——#4,294
19959——#6,188
19949——#6,115
199310——#5,585
199211——#5,083
199113——#4,357
19907——#6,827
19897——#6,602
19856——#6,182
198410——#4,078
19826——#6,034
19818——#4,753
19808——#4,742
19796——#5,739
197812——#3,307
197712——#3,292
19769——#3,871
19758——#4,132
19746——#4,954
19738——#3,897
19726——#4,727
19717——#4,173
19705——#5,101
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