Is Kena a boy or girl name?

Kena is a girl’s name. Of the 1,911 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 96.7% were girls and 3.3% were boys.

Kena

Recorded 1947–2025 · United States

Kena was most popular in 1975, when 70 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,356 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,911 people named Kena.

Kena over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kena’s peak in 1975. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kena a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kena is a girl’s name — 96.7% of the 1,911 Americans given it were girls and 3.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 73% girls and 27% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Kena

Where Kena is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Illinois 6.3×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org