The first name Kenyatta
A unisex name.
3 syllables Unisex
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Kenyatta at birth, 1880–2025
In 2024, 9 boys born in the United States were named Kenyatta, the 8,682nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1975, when 226 were.
GirlsBoys
7,471
babies named Kenyatta since 1880
#8,682
rank in 2024
1975
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 Kenyatta
3 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Ken CarsonAmerican rapper (born 2000)
- BuckshotAmerican rapper, born 1974
- Ken JohnsonAmerican basketball player (born 1978)
Questions
- Is Kenyatta a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 7,471 US babies named Kenyatta since 1880, 57% were girls and 43% boys.
- When was Kenyatta most popular?
- 1975 in the United States, when 226 babies were named Kenyatta, its highest rank at 533rd.