Kenaya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ke-NAY-a
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,276 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #7,883 for girls
Kenaya is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies) and 7,883rd for girls in the US (13 babies).
Where does Kenaya come from?
Modern: modern name, perhaps from Kenya or Kenia
Is Kenaya a girl's or a boy's name?
Kenaya is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK and 13 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kenaya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,276th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 56,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 250% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Kenaya, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2010, with 6 girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.
Kenaya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #4,276 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
How popular is Kenaya in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,883rd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13 about 1 in 120,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13 girls in the US were named Kenaya, making it the 7,883rd most popular name for girls. It first appears in the records in 2001.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most girls named Kenaya of any year since it first appeared, in 2001.
Half of all the girls named Kenaya in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kenaya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #7,883 |
| 2024 | 11 | #8,941 |
| 2023 | 9 | #10,307 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
Names like Kenaya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kiara, Anaya, Raya, Khadija, Amaya, Inaya, Maya, Nevaeh, Amira, Kiana, Liyana, Sienna
Names related to Kenaya
Kenna, Kenya, Keana, Keyanna, Keyana, Kayna, Kenyah, Kenia, Kena, Keniya
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kenaya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kenaya, updated 20 October 2026.