Narrative: This name has come into use by African Americans in honor of the east African country of the same name, which in turn was named after the second-highest mountain peak in Africa.

Compound Forms: Tiakenya

Variant Forms: Kenyana, Kenyarda, Kenyarta, Kenyatta, Kenyetta and Lakenya

Popularity: The name Kenya ranked 553rd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 824th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name has fluctuated in use, it has been quietly present throughout the last century.

Narrative: This name has come into use among African Americans in honor of the east African country of the same name, which in turn was named after the second-highest mountain in Africa.