Given name
Kenyan
“a blonde-haired man”
Kenyan is a variant of Kenyon. One interpretation is “a blonde-haired man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kenyan is a variant of Kenyon. One interpretation is “a blonde-haired man.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kenyan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 968
- 958 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 65 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −48%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 60 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 831 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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