Over the past 110 years, 891 boys and 22 545 girls have been named Kenya. The name Kenya ranks 2694th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Kenya in 1969. The peak of popularity of the name Kenya came in the 1970s and 1990s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.