Kenya

Place name, Kikuyu

"mountain of white"

Kenya Origin and Meaning

The name Kenya is a girl's name of Russian, African origin meaning "mountain of white".

Kenya, a name borrowed from the East African nation and theoretically unisex, is now used mostly for girls. While it's had its ups and downs since entering the US Top 1000 in 1968, it currently ranks lower than spelling variant Kenia.

The country of Kenya gets its name from Mount Kenya, referred to it as "Kirinyaga" or "Kerenyaga" by the local Kikuyu people, meaning "mountain of whiteness" due to its snow-capped peak.

Kenya Rank in US Top 1000

# 954 in the US

Kenya Popularity

• 954 US 2017
• 566 Unique 2023

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Famous People Named Kenya

• Kenya Summer Moore American reality TV personality ("Real Houswives of Atlanta")
• Kenya Julia Miambi Sarah Kinski Jones (b. 1993), daughter of music producer Quincy Jones and model/actress Nastassja Kinski
• Kenya (b. 2006) daughter of actress Diane Parish

Kenya in Pop Culture

• Kenya Rosewater Defiance character
• Kenya character in book and movie The Hate U Give