Kenyata
Kenyata was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 2226th; the most babies were born in 1985 (44). More babies were named Kenyata in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- Not rankedgirls
- Babies in 2025
- 0girls
- Girls and boys
- No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198544 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,126babies recorded
Kenyata popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | #4,930 | — | 15 |
| 1990 | #3,473 | — | 31 | — |
| 1980 | #2,771 | #2,489 | 33 | 20 |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Kenyata, counting every spelling?
Kenyata has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How old are people named Kenyata?
About 800 people born in the US named Kenyata are alive today, with a median age of 40; half are between 35 and 46. That makes Kenyata mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Kenyata by state
How common Kenyata was among girls born in each state in 1983–1987, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Illinois (2.7×). In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kenyata: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kenyata, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kenyata
How popular is the name Kenyata?
Kenyata was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 2226th; the most babies were born in 1985 (44). More babies were named Kenyata in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Kenyata a boy or girl name?
No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 820 girls and 306 boys.
Where was Kenyata most popular?
In 1983–1987, Kenyata was most common in Georgia (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by Illinois and Michigan.