Kenia
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 404 babies a year in the US.
How Kenia has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #781 |
| 2016 | #650 |
| 2017 | #709 |
| 2018 | #823 |
| 2019 | #872 |
| 2020 | #923 |
| 2022 | #919 |
| 2023 | #947 |
Kenia by the numbers
Kenia was given to 404 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 451 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Kenia
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kenia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Kennahandsome; from Kenneth403 in the US (2017)
- Kenyathe mountain; geographic place name287 in the US (2017)
- Keziacassia tree or cinnamon13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kenzawell-born, noble; a form of Khanza26 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kseniahospitable or welcoming; a form of Xenia28 in the US (2017)
- Kenda23 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Kenia
Names that are said the same way as Kenia, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Kenia
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