Kena Boy & girl
How popular is Kena?
#7,883 girl name in 2025
13 baby girls were named Kena in the US in 2025, making it the 7883rd most popular girl name.
1,826living people named Kena (est.)
45median age of people named Kena
1,911babies named Kena since 1880
1 in 255,026US babies born in 2025
Kena popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #7,883 for girls (▼ 1719 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 13 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+44% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #10,861 in 2015, #10,245 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1975 (70 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,459 in 1975 |
| First recorded | 1947 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 27% boys, 73% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kena counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kenna family of names ranked #671 for girls in 2025 (#622 the year before), with 402 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Kena by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 11 | #4,762 |
| 1950s | 62 | #2,759 |
| 1960s | 285 | #1,728 |
| 1970s | 522 | #1,459 |
| 1980s | 359 | #1,936 |
| 1990s | 224 | #3,363 |
| 2000s | 182 | #4,799 |
| 2010s | 126 | #5,831 |
| 2020s | 77 | #6,164 |
Girl names about as popular as Kena
Questions
- Is Kena a boy or girl name?
- Kena is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 27% of babies named Kena were boys and 73% were girls.
- How popular is the name Kena?
- 13 baby girls were named Kena in the US in 2025, making it the 7883rd most popular girl name.
- When was Kena most popular?
- Kena peaked in 1975, when 70 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,459 in 1975.
- How many people are named Kena?
- 1,911 babies have been named Kena in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,826 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 45.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.