The first name Kenya
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 3 girls were named Kenya, making it the 5,927th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1998, with 25 births (#869).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Kenya with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Kenya at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 71 girls born in the United States were named Kenya, the 2,499th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1973, when 894 were.
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 Kenya
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Kenya MooreAmerican actress, model, author, and entrepreneur, born 1971
- Kenya Kinski-JonesAmerican fashion model, born 1993
Questions
- How popular is the name Kenya?
- In 2025, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Kenya, ranking 5,927th. Its peak was 1998, with 25 births.
- Is Kenya a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 27,553 US babies named Kenya since 1880, 92% were girls and 8% boys.
- When was Kenya most popular?
- 1973 in the United States, when 894 babies were named Kenya, its highest rank at 275th.