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Kenya

Kenya holds the #2485 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 71 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #1206 in 2020 to #2485 today. Its strongest year on record was 1973 (#275 nationally, 894 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1952. The name's biggest fan base is in Arizona (#1040 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#2485
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#275
in 1973 (1970s)
Babies in 2025
71
girls named Kenya

Kenya popularity, 1880–2025

0.017%0.033%0.050%0.066%18801900192019401960198020002020#275 in 1973
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1973

Where Kenya is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025MI—New York: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025CT—California: #2767 (6 girls, 0.00% of girls born 2025)CA#2767Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025WV—Virginia: #1180 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)VA#1180Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025DE—Arizona: #1040 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)AZ#1040New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kenya in 2025HI—Texas: #2636 (7 girls, 0.00% of girls born 2025)TX#2636Florida: #1685 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1685
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Arizona (#1040), Virginia (#1180), Florida (#1685)

Uniqueness score

67/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Kenya in the most recent year of SSA data.

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