Kenyatte
The Story of Kenyatte
As a girl name
Kenyatte first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1972, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1975: 9 births, good for #5,984 nationwide. About 61% of every Kenyatte on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Kenyatte last appeared in the published SSA data in 1994, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 61 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Kenyatte as a boy name dates back to 1972, when 14 babies received it. 1975 was its biggest year on record, with 29 newborns named Kenyatte — #1,704 in the national rankings. About 84% of every Kenyatte on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Kenyatte last appeared in the published SSA data in 1999, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 123 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kenyatte
Kenyatte is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 123 births in the dataset. Kenyatte's peak popularity came in 1975 when it ranked #1,704. Use the chart and map above to compare Kenyatte'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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