Feminine dossier · first seen 1952

Kenya

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Kenya
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1973

Peak era

1973

Peak rank proxy

894

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen X

1952Peak 19732024

Peak year

1973

Decline from peak

86.2%

2024

123

All-time

25,340

Kenya is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1973, when 894 girls were named Kenya.

In 2024, only 123 girls were given the name.

Down 86.2% from its peak.

All told, about 25,340 Americans have been named Kenya and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1952.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen X

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1973

1973894 girls named Kenya

2024123 girls named Kenya

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