NameTides

Kenya

Kenya was the #2,485 girls' name in the US in 2025 (71 babies), and #5,927 in England & Wales and #2,730 in Canada.

Kenya as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Kenya as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Kenya as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#2,485 (71)#5,927 (3)—#2,730 (7)
2024#1,657 (124)#4,193 (5)—#3,383 (5)
2023#1,569 (135)#3,219 (7)——
2022#1,381 (166)#2,674 (9)——
2021#1,364 (162)#2,711 (9)—#2,377 (8)
2020#1,206 (190)#3,899 (5)——
2019#1,092 (228)#2,040 (13)—#3,266 (5)
2018#1,057 (242)#2,674 (9)—#2,892 (6)
2017#964 (275)#2,502 (10)——
2016#863 (326)#2,966 (8)—#2,195 (9)
2015#892 (309)#3,252 (7)—#2,011 (10)
2014#700 (403)#2,659 (9)—#1,786 (12)
2013#602 (469)#2,649 (9)—#3,286 (5)
2012#534 (569)#3,285 (7)—#2,158 (9)
2011#802 (337)#2,432 (10)—#2,156 (9)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1973 at #275.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1952.
  • In 2024, 94% of US babies named Kenya were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 23,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 23,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 83,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Kenya is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 23,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 16,000 to 1 in 32,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Kenya by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,767CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,180VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #1,040AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,636TXFlorida: #1,685FL
Kenya (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KenyaCanadaGirls#2,7307
KenyaEngland & WalesGirls#5,9273
KenyaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
KenyaScotlandGirls—too few
KenyaUSGirls#2,48571
KenyaUSBoys—too few