Kenia

Meaning: Possibly mountain with brightness
Origin: Kikuyu — Spanish form of Kenya

Girl's name · #1253 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Kenia's best rank, #643, came in 2012; it has settled back to #1253 today. Roughly 10,000 girls have been named Kenia since 1961.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 19 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#145 in Mexico (2024) · #285 in Ecuador (2025) · #14,748 in Italy (2024) · #2,228 in Sweden (2024) · #5,548 in France (2022) · #2,926 in Austria (2017) · #2,891 in Canada (2015) · #4,736 in England & Wales (2015) · #345 in Puerto Rico (2012).

Famous Kenias

Kenia Os — Mexican Youtuber and singer (born 1999)
Kenia López Rabadán — Mexican politician (born 1974)
Kenia Carcaces — Cuban volleyball player (born 1986)
Kenia Lechuga — Mexican rower (born 1994)
Kenia Arias — Puerto Rico-born singer-songwriter (born 1982)

What Kenias become

Among 37 notable people named Kenia:

Sports figures appear 2.66× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kenia Sinclair, Jamaican middle-distance runner (born 1980).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Kenya (#2499), Kenia would rank around #1003 with about 250 births last year — the newborns split about 72/28 between Kenia and Kenya.

Similar names: Kenya · Nathaly · Kenzie · Aanya · Montserrat · Mireya

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