NameTides

Kenza

Kenza was the #2,778 girls' name in the US in 2025 (61 babies), and #1,229 in England & Wales and #626 in Canada.

Kenza as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Kenza as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Kenza as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
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 & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#2,778 (61)#1,229 (26)—#626 (48)
2024#3,013 (54)#1,198 (28)#898 (3)#442 (68)
2023#3,476 (45)#1,108 (30)—#714 (39)
2022#3,470 (45)#1,142 (29)—#465 (63)
2021#3,339 (47)#983 (35)—#560 (53)
2020#4,169 (33)#969 (35)—#547 (53)
2019#3,337 (47)#1,153 (29)—#581 (53)
2018#3,739 (40)#1,393 (23)—#545 (57)
2017#4,066 (36)#1,568 (20)—#597 (51)
2016#4,850 (28)#2,367 (11)—#554 (56)
2015#3,842 (39)#1,497 (21)—#470 (70)
2014#4,178 (35)#1,456 (21)—#656 (46)
2013#3,778 (40)#1,707 (17)—#537 (56)
2012#5,398 (25)#1,387 (23)—#628 (46)
2011#3,999 (37)#1,903 (14)—#821 (33)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #2,778.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1987.

How common is it?

about 1 in 26,000 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 26,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 9,700uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 3,100uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Kenza is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 26,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 22,000 to 1 in 31,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Kenza 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: #1,312NYMassachusetts: 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: #2,276CAUtah: 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: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew 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: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: #1,887FL
Kenza (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#19030
Ontario2024#86713

Kenza (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KenzaCanadaGirls#62648
KenzaEngland & WalesGirls#1,22926
KenzaIrelandGirls—too few
KenzaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
KenzaUSGirls#2,77861