Given name
Kenae
“a good-looking woman”
Kenae is used as a given name. One Irish interpretation is “a good-looking woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Irish interpretation is “a good-looking woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Irish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kenae through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 62
- 0 boys · 62 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 118 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kenae’s family of names
Kenae has a related form in Kenai. Kenae has a related form in Kenay. Kenae has a related form in Kenaye.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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