Kenai

Meaning: Meadow
Origin: Dena'ina — From Kenai, a place in Alaska

Boy's name · #713 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Kenai is climbing: on the charts since 1992, it reached #713 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 380 boys given the name last year. Roughly 2,400 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 25 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#45 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #274 in Ecuador (2025) · #330 in New Zealand (2025) · #741 in Canada (2025) · #974 in Netherlands (2025) · #977 in Sweden (2025) · #1,204 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,552 in Austria (2025) · #2,952 in England & Wales (2025) · #4,857 in France (2025) · #15,007 in Italy (2024) · #1,197 in Belgium (2008).

Famous Kenais

Kenai White — Spanish musician, actor and model (born 2001)
Kenai Kiprotich Kenei — Kenyan long-distance runner (born 1978)

In stories & tradition

Kenai^it — Protagonist from Disney's Brother Bear

Similar names: Lev · Cedar · Benaiah · Damir · Antoni · Nikolai

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