Kenitra
Kenitra is a city in northwestern Morocco. It is a port on the Sebou River with a population of 507,736 as of 2024. It is one of the three main cities of the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region and the capital of the similarly named Kénitra Province. During the Cold War, the US Naval Air Station Port Lyautey served as a stopping point in North Africa.
Meaning & Origin of Kenitra
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kenitra is a city in northwestern Morocco. It is a port on the Sebou River with a population of 507,736 as of 2024. It is one of the three main cities of the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region and the capital of the similarly named Kénitra Province. During the Cold War, the US Naval Air Station Port Lyautey served as a stopping point in North Africa.
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The Story of Kenitra
Kenitra first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1972, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 20 Kenitras were born — ranking #4,694 that year. As of 2026, Kenitra ranks #13,154 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 319 Kenitras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Kenitra
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- Amina Aït Hammou , Olympic athlete
- David Bitan , Israeli politician
- Ismaël Ferroukhi - director and scriptwriter
- Margie Cox , American R&B Singer
- Mohamed Sijelmassi , writer and physician
- Nayef Aguerd – footballer
- Saïd Aouita , Olympic athlete
- Sofian Chakla – footballer
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Names that sound like Kenitra
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About the name Kenitra
Kenitra is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 319 births in the dataset. Kenitra's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #4,694. Use the chart and map above to compare Kenitra's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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