Is Kenyan a boy or girl name?

Kenyan is a boy’s name. Of the 968 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.0% were girls and 99.0% were boys.

Kenyan

Recorded 1970–2024 · United States

Kenyan was most popular in 2006, when 65 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,670 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 968 people named Kenyan.

Kenyan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kenyan’s peak in 2006. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kenyan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kenyan is a boy’s name — 1.0% of the 968 Americans given it were girls and 99.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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