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Kenyatta

  • 3 syllables
  • Peaked 1975
  • 63 years in use
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How popular is Kenyatta?

Kenyatta is a girls' name, and first appears in 1962. It has been given to 7,471 children — the 2,308th most common girls' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 44 births across the past decade, against a peak of 217 in a single year. That peak was in 1975.

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1975Girls: 217Boys: 226

Characteristics

  • 3 syllables

Names like Kenyatta

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Kenyatta

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Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Kenyatta?
Kenyatta ranks 2,308th among girls' names in US records, with 7,471 births since 1962. Over the past decade it accounts for 44.
Is Kenyatta a unisex name?
No. Kenyatta is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Kenyatta most popular?
1975, when 217 children were given the name. It has been in use for 63 years and is still recorded as of 2024.