Kenyatta

African hero name

"mountain of white"

Kenyatta Origin and Meaning

The name Kenyatta is a boy's name of African origin.

Used to honor Jomo Kenyatta, the first president of the independent Kenyan republic. The problem: with the name Kenya now used largely for girls, along with the vowel ending, Kenyatta sounds fairly feminine.

Kenyatta Rank in US Top 1000

# 870 in the US

Famous People Named Kenyatta

• Kenyatta Blake aka Buckshot American rapper
• (Idrees) Kenyatta Walker American NFL football player
• Kenyatta Lapoleon Jones American NFL football player
• Kenyatta Terrell Wright American NFL football player
• Jomo Kenyatta 1st president of Kenya
• Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta 4th president of Kenya, son of Jomo Kenyatta

Kenyatta in Pop Culture

• Kenyatta airport in Nairobi Kenya