Kenyata is a rare variant of Kenyatta that peaked in 1976 and has since faded.
Kenyata is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2019. Kenyata was first reported in SSA data in 1971 and peaked in 1985 (44 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,184 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | #17,872 | — |
| 2004 | 21 | 21 | #7,625 | #10,713 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | #14,821 | — |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | #12,933 | — |
| 2001 | 13 | 13 | #12,761 | #9,957 |
| 2000 | 15 | 15 | — | #4,930 |
| 1999 | 15 | 15 | #9,159 | #10,827 |
| 1998 | 17 | 17 | #5,943 | — |
| 1997 | 17 | — | #8,053 | #8,746 |
| 1996 | 19 | — | #7,854 | #6,830 |
| 1995 | 18 | — | #5,321 | — |
| 1994 | 29 | — | #4,925 | #6,117 |
| 1993 | 37 | — | #3,538 | #8,181 |
| 1992 | 37 | — | #3,727 | #6,417 |
| 1991 | 41 | — | #2,860 | — |
| 1990 | 31 | — | #3,473 | — |
| 1989 | 50 | — | #2,787 | #5,011 |
| 1988 | 38 | — | #2,766 | — |
| 1987 | 36 | — | #2,750 | — |
| 1986 | 43 | — | #2,651 | #6,344 |
| 1985 | 51 | — | #2,298 | #5,470 |
| 1984 | 42 | — | #2,702 | #4,783 |
| 1983 | 37 | — | #3,194 | #3,760 |
| 1982 | 46 | — | #2,666 | #3,820 |
| 1981 | 47 | — | #2,588 | #3,741 |
| 1980 | 53 | — | #2,771 | #2,489 |
| 1979 | 55 | — | #2,890 | #2,076 |
| 1978 | 47 | — | #3,437 | #1,995 |
| 1977 | 62 | — | #2,399 | #1,975 |
| 1976 | 64 | — | #2,226 | #1,905 |
| 1975 | 39 | — | #2,842 | #3,003 |
| 1974 | 32 | — | #3,776 | #2,616 |
| 1973 | 19 | — | #4,470 | #4,822 |
| 1972 | 21 | — | #4,195 | #4,217 |
| 1971 | 11 | — | #8,910 | #4,679 |