Given name
Kennya
“an innocent; from the country of Kenya”
Kennya is a variant of Kenya. One African interpretation is “an innocent; from the country of Kenya.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kennya 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 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kennya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 636
- 0 boys · 636 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 37 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,139 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −58%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,139 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 37 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 591 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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