Is Kennia a boy or girl name?

Kennia is a girl’s name. Of the 796 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Kennia

Recorded 1978–2025 · United States

Kennia was most popular in 2002, when 36 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,156 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 796 people named Kennia.

Kennia over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kennia’s peak in 2002. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kennia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kennia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 796 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.

Names that peaked alongside Kennia

Where Kennia is most concentrated

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

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