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Kenai

Kenai holds the #710 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 377 newborn boys in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #1271 in 2020 to #710 today. The name has never been bigger: its all-time peak in a record going back to 1992 is happening right now. The name's biggest fan base is in Montana (#227 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#710
among boy names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#710
in 2025 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
377
boys named Kenai

Kenai popularity, 1880–2025

0.006%0.012%0.018%0.024%18801900192019401960198020002020#710 in 2025
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2025

Where Kenai is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Kenai in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Kenai in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Kenai in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Kenai in 2025NH—Washington: #446 (16 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)WA#446Idaho: #435 (5 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)ID#435Montana: #227 (5 boys, 0.13% of boys born 2025)MT#227North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kenai in 2025ND—Minnesota: #511 (10 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)MN#511Wisconsin: #411 (12 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)WI#411Michigan: #999 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)MI#999New York: #1119 (10 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NY#1119Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Kenai in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Kenai in 2025RI—Oregon: #438 (8 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)OR#438Nevada: #443 (6 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)NV#443Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Kenai in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kenai in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Kenai in 2025IA—Illinois: #1023 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)IL#1023Indiana: #844 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)IN#844Ohio: #1015 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)OH#1015Pennsylvania: #792 (10 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)PA#792New Jersey: #829 (7 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NJ#829Connecticut: #440 (6 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)CT#440California: #754 (34 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)CA#754Utah: #561 (7 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)UT#561Colorado: #329 (19 boys, 0.07% of boys born 2025)CO#329Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Kenai in 2025NE—Missouri: #457 (13 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)MO#457Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Kenai in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Kenai in 2025WV—Virginia: #727 (9 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)VA#727Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Kenai in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Kenai in 2025DE—Arizona: #432 (17 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)AZ#432New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Kenai in 2025NM—Kansas: #590 (5 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)KS#590Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Kenai in 2025AR—Tennessee: #927 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)TN#927North Carolina: #645 (14 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)NC#645South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Kenai in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Kenai in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #504 (8 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)OK#504Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Kenai in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Kenai in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Kenai in 2025AL—Georgia: #853 (10 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)GA#853Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Kenai in 2025HI—Texas: #723 (38 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)TX#723Florida: #515 (34 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)FL#515
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Montana (#227), Colorado (#329), Idaho (#435)

Uniqueness score

47/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Kenai in the most recent year of SSA data.

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