Over the past 110 years, 22 545 girls and 891 boys have been named Kenya. The name Kenya ranks 843th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Kenya in 1959. 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.