Name Legacy

Kenyetta

Recorded 1963–2010 · United States

Kenyetta was most popular in 1979, when 126 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,803 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,863 people named Kenyetta.

Most popular in1979
Rank that year#1,803
Births that year126
Total since 18802,863
Given to96% girls

Kenyetta over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Kenyetta’s peak in 1979. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kenyetta a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kenyetta is a girl’s name — 95.5% of the 2,863 Americans given it were girls and 4.5% were 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 Kenyetta

Where Kenyetta 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