Kenyan
Kenyan was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 2162nd with 60 babies. More babies were named Kenyan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning Not yet researched how we research meanings
- Rank in 2025
- Not rankedboys
- Babies in 2025
- 0boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200660 babies
- Total since 1880
- 968babies recorded
Kenyan popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 10 since 2000.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — |
| 2020 | #5,581 | 16 |
| 2010 | #2,940 | 40 |
| 2000 | #3,378 | 25 |
| 1990 | #6,827 | 7 |
| 1980 | #4,742 | 8 |
| 1970 | #5,101 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kenyan, counting every spelling?
Kenyan is a spelling of Kenyon, a name family that had 30 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 30 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenyon | 30 | #3,707 | 188 |
| Kenyan | — | — | 48 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How old are people named Kenyan?
About 900 people born in the US named Kenyan are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 14 and 26. That makes Kenyan mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kenyan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kenyan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kenyan
How popular is the name Kenyan?
Kenyan was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 2162nd with 60 babies. More babies were named Kenyan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Kenyan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kenyan in the US.