Popularity: The name Kenyetta ranked 2225th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.

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.