Kenya

Meaning: Mountain, white mountain, or ostrich mountain
Origin: Kikuyu or Kamba

Girl's name · #2499 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Kenya — on the books since 1952, #2499 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 25,000 girls share it.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#599 in Ecuador (2025).

Famous Kenyas

Kenya Moore — American actress, model, author, and entrepreneur
Kenya Kinski-Jones — American fashion model
Kenya D. Williamson — American writer
Kenya Mori — Mexican actress
Kenya Grace — South African-born British singer, songwriter, and record producer

In stories & tradition

Kenya Leavitt — It Takes Guts

What Kenyas become

Among 82 notable people named Kenya:

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Kenia (#1253), Kenya would rank around #1003 with about 250 births last year — the newborns split about 72/28 between Kenia and Kenya.

Similar names: Kenia · Bridgette · Kenley · Tania · Terra · Elisha

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