Girl name African;Bantu origin

Kenya

KEN-yah · 5 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
after the country Kenya;animal horn
Language
African;Bantu
Culture
African
Religion
Secular
Style era
modern
Themes
African · place name
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1662
2024 births123
Peak year1973
First appeared1952
Total US births25,340
1973 peak19521970198820062024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Ken
Alternate spellings
KeniaKenyah
In other languages
Kenya (Swahili)

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