The baby name Kenya is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'IPA': '/ˈkɛn.jə/', 'respelling': 'KEN-yuh'}.
The baby name Kenya is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'IPA': '/ˈkɛn.jə/', 'respelling': 'KEN-yuh'}.
Kenya is in Origin.
Kenya is a modern given name drawn from the East African country. The country’s name goes back to Mount Kenya; European renderings of the Kikuyu and Embu name Kĩrĩnyaga (also Kere-Nyaga) yielded Kenya. Kĩrĩnyaga is commonly glossed as “white/bright mountain,” a reference to the snowcapped peak. Thus the name evokes brightness, elevation, and East African heritage.
Used in the English-speaking world since the mid-20th century, Kenya is unisex but predominantly feminine in the United States, rising with place-name fashions and the Black cultural renaissance of the 1960s–70s. It appears across Latin America and Europe as Kenia (Spanish, Portuguese, German) and as Keniya in Slavic contexts; short forms include Ken and Nya. Note that Japanese Kenya (often written Ken’ya) is an unrelated masculine name whose meaning depends on the kanji (e.g., “healthy/strong + to be,” “wise + also”).
| Name | Last Name(s) | Mother | Mother famous for | Fame Level | Father | Father famous for | Fame Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | Kinski-Jones | Nastassja Kinski | model | ★★★★★ |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SV | Girls | 0 | #18 | 1 | 458 |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| PR | 0 | #55 | 1 | 1,497 | |
| JP | 0 | #75 | 3 | 4,057 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| JM | 0 | #92 | 2 | 3,714 | |
| EC | 0 | #120 | 2 | 2,502 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| PA | 0 | #135 | 4 | 3,797 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #149 | 3 | 4,216 |
| CR | 0 | #164 | 2 | 5,526 | |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2020 | #179 | 2 | 1,663 |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #212 | 6 | 4,575 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #223 | 17 | 3,650 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #247 | 7 | 6,830 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #249 | 11 | 7,507 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #250 | 48 | 7,909 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #255 | 2 | 7,111 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| Canada | Girls | 2021 | #280 | 11 | 2,910 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #290 | 4 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| PE | 0 | #328 | 2 | 6,350 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| GT | 0 | #337 | 2 | 5,948 | |
| MX | 0 | #342 | 72 | 8,339 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #357 | 5 | 8,138 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #360 | 3 | 8,539 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #391 | 15 | 3,185 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BO | 0 | #400 | 9 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #417 | 65 | 9,861 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| CL | 0 | #427 | 8 | 6,867 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #468 | 4 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #479 | 27 | 7,500 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #488 | 11 | 11,913 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #497 | 36 | 11,342 |
| CO | 0 | #507 | 4 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #520 | 7 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #530 | 7 | 6,731 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #542 | 6 | 10,981 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #549 | 994 | 17,781 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #556 | 6 | 19,177 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #558 | 3 | 11,671 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #582 | 6 | 17,937 | |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #586 | 26 | 9,488 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #592 | 6 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #626 | 5 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #643 | 3 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #646 | 5 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #794 | 123 | 8,487 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #817 | 35 | 14,098 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #824 | 3 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #869 | 73 | 12,708 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #885 | 8 | 7,044 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #897 | 47 | 14,861 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #912 | 72 | 5,561 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #922 | 4 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #946 | 10 | 5,933 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #976 | 6 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,002 | 77 | 16,140 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 8 | 25,931 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,029 | 5 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,109 | 33 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,167 | 12 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,247 | 8 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,389 | 58 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,684 | 8 | 28,008 |
Kenya is popular in 62 countries — most recent births per country:
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