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Kenyan Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Kenyan?

The rare name Kenyan was the 5,180th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Kenyan, is a possible choice for parents seeking a more unique name.

Position 2160, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 2006 with 60 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Kenyan was less than 5, most recently in 1988.

Kenyan, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1997-2000, and 2001-2006, whereas 2013-2017 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Kenyan popularity headed?

Kenyan's popularity is at a low point when measured against its most notable year.

The popularity trend for Kenyan has been moving upward for a while. however, the number of children named Kenyan lately has dropped.

The name Kenyan is mostly unused and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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   Kenyan (Girl)Kenyan (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 18 5,180
2017 < 5 -- 13 6,496
2016 < 5 -- 23 4,392
2015 < 5 -- 20 4,801
2014 < 5 -- 26 3,958
2013 < 5 -- 35 3,155
2012 < 5 -- 38 3,030
2011 < 5 -- 40 2,929
2010 < 5 -- 40 2,939
2009 < 5 -- 53 2,424
2008 < 5 -- 51 2,489
2007 < 5 -- 53 2,427
2006 5 18,632 60 2,160
2005 < 5 -- 54 2,221
2004 < 5 -- 25 3,697
2003 < 5 -- 19 4,349
2002 < 5 -- 23 3,731
2001 < 5 -- 13 5,531
2000 5 16,318 25 3,374
1999 < 5 -- 15 4,660
1998 < 5 -- 14 4,771
1997 < 5 -- 16 4,158
1996 < 5 -- 15 4,293
1995 < 5 -- 9 6,186
1994 < 5 -- 9 6,114
1993 < 5 -- 10 5,583
1992 < 5 -- 11 5,082
1991 < 5 -- 13 4,355
1990 < 5 -- 7 6,819
1989 < 5 -- 7 6,597
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1985 < 5 -- 6 6,181
1984 < 5 -- 10 4,077
1983 < 5 -- < 5 --
1982 < 5 -- 6 6,032
1981 < 5 -- 8 4,752
1980 < 5 -- 8 4,742
1979 < 5 -- 6 5,740
1978 < 5 -- 12 3,308
1977 < 5 -- 12 3,292
1976 < 5 -- 9 3,869
1975 < 5 -- 8 4,129
1974 < 5 -- 6 4,952
1973 < 5 -- 8 3,899
1972 < 5 -- 6 4,728
1971 < 5 -- 7 4,173
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.