Kenai Boy
How popular is Kenai?
#710 boy name in 2025
377 baby boys were named Kenai in the US in 2025, making it the 710th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
Kenai popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #710 for boys (▲ 62 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 377 boys, 6 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+454% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,068 in 2015, #1,271 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (377 boys) |
| Highest rank | #710 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1992 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 98% boys, 2% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kenai counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kenai family of names ranked #646 for boys in 2025 (#708 the year before), with 403 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kenai | 377 | 94% |
| Kenay | 26 | 6% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kenai is most popular
Babies named Kenai per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Oklahoma: 0.5 per 1,000 (41 boys)
- Colorado: 0.4 per 1,000 (58 boys)
- Alaska: 0.4 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Washington: 0.4 per 1,000 (66 boys)
- Oregon: 0.4 per 1,000 (30 boys)
Kenai by decade
Boy names about as popular as Kenai
Questions
- Is Kenai a boy or girl name?
- Kenai is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Kenai were boys.
- How popular is the name Kenai?
- 377 baby boys were named Kenai in the US in 2025, making it the 710th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
- When was Kenai most popular?
- Kenai peaked in 2025, when 377 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #710 in 2025.
- How many people are named Kenai?
- 2,465 babies have been named Kenai in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,453 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 5.
- Where is Kenai most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kenai was most common in Oklahoma, at 0.5 of every 1,000 boys born there.
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.