Given name & surname
Kenia
“an innocent; from the country of Kenya”
Kenia is a variant of Kenya. One African interpretation is “an innocent; from the country of Kenya.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kenia is a variant of Kenya. One African interpretation is “an innocent; from the country of Kenya.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kenia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10,228
- 12 boys · 10,216 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 451 babies
- 2025
- 179
- #1,253 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −31%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 179 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,253 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 30.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 451 in 2016. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (40). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 14,680 as a first name in 2020; 120 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kenia’s family of names
In German usage, Kenia shares a linguistic root with the Norwegian Bokmål form Kenya. In German usage, Kenia has a related form in KENJA. Kenia has a related form in Kenya.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Kenia
- Kenia OsMexican influencer, YouTuber and singerborn 1999
- Kenia CarcacesFemale volleyball player from Cubaborn 1986
- Kenia SinclairJamaican athletics competitor (born 1980)
- Kenia LechugaMexican rowerborn 1994
- Kenia RodríguezCuban judokaborn 1973
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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