unisex name
Kenyatta
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 8
- Births on record 7,471
Kenyatta is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 57% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2024 it was given to 15 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1975, when 443 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1961.
Kenyatta 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 2024, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 247 |
| 1970s | 2,846 |
| 1980s | 1,685 |
| 1990s | 1,632 |
| 2000s | 735 |
| 2010s | 257 |
| 2020s (to 2024) | 69 |
How popular is Kenyatta?
In 2024, Kenyatta was given to 15 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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.
Names that peaked alongside Kenyatta
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kenyatta also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kenyatta over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kenyatta
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kenyatta — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kenyatta
How popular is the name Kenyatta?
In 2024, Kenyatta was given to 15 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Kenyatta a girl's or a boy's name?
Kenyatta is used for both girls and boys. About 57% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Kenyatta most popular?
Kenyatta peaked in 1975, when 443 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.