Kenyatta
Kenyatta was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 533rd with 226 babies. More babies were named Kenyatta in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- Not rankedboys
- Babies in 2025
- 0boys
- Girls and boys
- 20% girls, 80% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1975226 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,471babies recorded
Kenyatta popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | #14,303 | #9,166 | 6 | 8 |
| 2010 | #10,137 | #4,611 | 11 | 21 |
| 2000 | #3,558 | #1,675 | 37 | 69 |
| 1990 | #1,159 | #1,886 | 149 | 41 |
| 1980 | #931 | #873 | 161 | 104 |
| 1970 | #1,493 | #901 | 67 | 80 |
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How popular is Kenyatta, counting every spelling?
Kenyatta has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How old are people named Kenyatta?
About 3,000 people born in the US named Kenyatta are alive today, with a median age of 46; half are between 29 and 51. That makes Kenyatta 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.
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Questions about the name Kenyatta
How popular is the name Kenyatta?
Kenyatta was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 533rd with 226 babies. More babies were named Kenyatta in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Kenyatta a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 20% girls, 80% boys given the name Kenyatta in the US.