girl's name
Kenia
- Origin Spanish
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 10,328
Kenia is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 179 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Kenia is a name of Spanish origin.
- Peaked in 2016, when 451 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 18,522 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1961.
Kenia over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 51 |
| 1970s | 209 |
| 1980s | 520 |
| 1990s | 1,990 |
| 2000s | 2,682 |
| 2010s | 3,267 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,509 |
How popular is Kenia?
In 2025, Kenia was given to 179 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Kenia is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Kenia is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Kénia | Kénia is a rare spelling of Kenia, written with an acute accent and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Kenia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kenia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kenia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kenia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kenia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kenia
How popular is the name Kenia?
In 2025, Kenia was given to 179 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Kenia a girl's or a boy's name?
Kenia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kenia most popular?
Kenia peaked in 2016, when 451 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Kenia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kenia currently ranks #1,251 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.