Is Keniya a boy or girl name?

Keniya is a girl’s name. Of the 690 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Keniya

Recorded 1997–2025 · United States

Keniya was most popular in 2007, when 51 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,661 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 690 people named Keniya.

Keniya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Keniya’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Keniya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Keniya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 690 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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.

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