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Girl name

Kenyetta

96% girls · last recorded 2010

Kenyetta has been given to about 2,863 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1979, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 2,767
Median age today44 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kenyetta per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1979 · 126
  • Born in 20250
  • All time2,863

How popular is Kenyetta?

Its best year was 1979, when 126 babies were given the name, ranking 1170th. The typical living American called Kenyetta is about 44 years old today.

Names that sound like Kenyetta

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kenyatta0.85
  2. Henrietta0.76
  3. Concetta0.72
  4. Benita0.69
  5. Renita0.69
  6. Venita0.69
  7. Kenya0.66
  8. Jeanetta0.65

Middle names for Kenyetta

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kenyetta Rose0.85
  2. Kenyetta Louise0.85
  3. Kenyetta June0.84
  4. Kenyetta Pearl0.84
  5. Kenyetta Quinn0.84
  6. Kenyetta Nell0.84

Sibling names for Kenyetta

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Meredithsister · 0.77
  2. Larasister · 0.75
  3. Jaimeeither · 0.74
  4. Alisonsister · 0.73
  5. Coreybrother · 0.73
  6. Shanebrother · 0.73

Where Kenyetta is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kenyetta White0.80
    2. Kenyetta Reyes0.80
    3. Kenyetta Nguyen0.80
    4. Kenyetta Moore0.80
    5. Kenyetta Lee0.80
    6. Kenyetta Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Kenyetta

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.