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Kenai
OriginNative American place name
Meaning"flat lands"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · girls#14074
2025 SSA
US rank · boys#713
2025 SSA
About Kenai
The name of the protagonist of Disney’s Brother Bear also has a geographical connection: the Kenai Peninsula and Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska.
With boy names like Kai and Levi at the top of the charts, Kenai feels distinct but stylish in today's naming world. For the first time ever, Kenai joined the US Top 1000 boy names in 2023, given to over 200 baby boys.
Kenai is also given to girls, where it ranks #14074 in the US.
Pronounced KEN-eye.
As of October 2026, Kenai ranked #14074 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #13143 in 2003.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,220 | 61 | 31.8 |
| 2015 | #2,079 | 68 | 35.5 |
| 2016 | #1,837 | 82 | 43.2 |
| 2017 | #1,627 | 98 | 52.9 |
| 2018 | #1,693 | 93 | 51.2 |
| 2019 | #1,436 | 122 | 68 |
| 2020 | #1,274 | 144 | 83.4 |
| 2021 | #1,322 | 141 | 80.6 |
| 2022 | #1,081 | 202 | 115.7 |
| 2023 | #960 | 234 | 136.8 |
| 2024 | #772 | 327 | 189.8 |
| 2025 | #713 | 377 | 220.7 |
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Kenai for boys
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