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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Kena

Used in both girl and boy records

Kena appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Kena by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDKena as a girl’s nameUS records 1947–2024
#4265girl rank1975peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDKena as a boy’s nameUS records 2012–2023
#17728boy rank2018peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Kena in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl197570 uses#145919751947–202070 listed years
Boy201810 uses#759420182012–20206 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.