Girl
Kenya
As a girl's name, Kenya is understood to mean "Place name, the African country". It is not as common as it was in the 1970s, though it has not disappeared. Today, it is comfortably in the mainstream in the registry. The registry counts around 26,199 U.S. births under this name going back to 1900.
EtymologyPlace name, the African country
EtymologyOf disputed Bantu/Kikuyu origin
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
89
1960s
793
1970s
7,562
1980s
3,757
1990s
5,561
2000s
5,282
2010s
3,155
Peaked in the 1970s · 26,199 total U.S. births since 1900