Kenia has been given to about 10,228 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2016, which makes it a current name.
Its best year was 2016, when 451 babies were given the name, ranking 650th. The typical living American called Kenia is about 18 years old today. It is relatively most common in Oklahoma, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.