The first name Kenia
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Kenia last appeared in the official list in 2015, given to 4 girls.
4
babies named Kenia, 1996–2025
#4,736
rank in 2015
2015
peak year
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Kenia with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Kenia at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 179 girls born in the United States were named Kenia, the 1,253rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2016, when 451 were.
10,228
babies named Kenia since 1880
#1,253
rank in 2025
2016
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Kenia
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Kenia CarcacesFemale volleyball player from Cuba, born 1986
Questions
- How popular is the name Kenia?
- In 2015, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Kenia, ranking 4,736th.
- Is Kenia a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 10,228 US babies named Kenia since 1880 were girls.
- When was Kenia most popular?
- 2016 in the United States, when 451 babies were named Kenia, its highest rank at 650th.