Kenya Popularity by Year
Follow Kenya across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Kenya birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Girls | 71 | #2,485 | Down 828 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 8 | #8,987 | Up 769 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 124 | #1,657 | Down 88 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 135 | #1,569 | Down 188 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 166 | #1,381 | Down 17 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 162 | #1,364 | Down 158 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 190 | #1,206 | Down 114 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 7 | #9,756 | Down 1,602 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 228 | #1,092 | Down 35 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 9 | #8,154 | Down 1,469 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 242 | #1,057 | Down 93 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 12 | #6,685 | Up 2,979 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 275 | #964 | Down 101 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 7 | #9,664 | Down 96 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 326 | #863 | Up 29 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 7 | #9,568 | Up 1,149 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 309 | #892 | Down 192 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 6 | #10,717 | Down 3,180 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 403 | #700 | Down 98 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 10 | #7,537 | Down 1,817 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 469 | #602 | Down 68 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 15 | #5,720 | Up 1,782 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 569 | #534 | Up 268 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 10 | #7,502 | Down 1,466 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 337 | #802 | Down 87 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 14 | #6,036 | Up 1,200 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 395 | #715 | Down 86 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 11 | #7,236 | Down 1,166 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 478 | #629 | Down 89 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 14 | #6,070 | Up 192 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 570 | #540 | Down 6 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 13 | #6,262 | Down 1,742 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 587 | #534 | Down 11 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 20 | #4,520 | Down 579 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 578 | #523 | Up 87 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 23 | #3,941 | Down 485 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 466 | #610 | Up 21 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 27 | #3,456 | Up 1,579 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 432 | #631 | Down 50 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 15 | #5,035 | Down 2,218 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 475 | #581 | Down 28 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 33 | #2,817 | Up 114 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 493 | #553 | Up 6 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 31 | #2,931 | Up 144 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 466 | #559 | Down 51 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 28 | #3,075 | Down 353 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 524 | #508 | Up 44 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 31 | #2,722 | Down 735 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 456 | #552 | Down 18 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 48 | #1,987 | Up 1,173 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 471 | #534 | Down 8 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 23 | #3,160 | Down 828 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 452 | #526 | Down 101 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 34 | #2,332 | Up 591 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 600 | #425 | Down 31 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 24 | #2,923 | Down 800 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 673 | #394 | Down 17 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 38 | #2,123 | Down 116 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 681 | #377 | Down 2 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 40 | #2,007 | Up 207 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 682 | #375 | Up 133 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 34 | #2,214 | Down 119 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 473 | #508 | Up 108 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 35 | #2,095 | Up 33 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 366 | #616 | Down 2 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 34 | #2,128 | Up 78 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 366 | #614 | Down 6 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 31 | #2,206 | Up 755 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 349 | #608 | Up 105 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 18 | #2,961 | Up 240 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 263 | #713 | Up 12 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 15 | #3,201 | Down 600 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 249 | #725 | Up 16 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 20 | #2,601 | Down 3 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 239 | #741 | Down 101 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 19 | #2,598 | Down 306 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 290 | #640 | Down 58 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 22 | #2,292 | Down 581 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 314 | #582 | Down 83 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 33 | #1,711 | Down 270 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 389 | #499 | Down 3 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 44 | #1,441 | Down 234 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 411 | #496 | Down 5 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 57 | #1,207 | Down 20 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 416 | #491 | Down 71 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 59 | #1,187 | Down 131 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 520 | #420 | Down 62 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 70 | #1,056 | Down 307 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 630 | #358 | Up 1 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 128 | #749 | Up 29 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 589 | #359 | Down 29 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 120 | #778 | Up 31 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 712 | #330 | Down 13 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 106 | #809 | Down 84 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 713 | #317 | Down 36 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 130 | #725 | Down 9 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 864 | #281 | Up 13 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 131 | #716 | Down 55 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 811 | #294 | Down 19 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 145 | #661 | Up 122 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 894 | #275 | Up 108 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 104 | #783 | Up 274 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 556 | #383 | Up 101 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 59 | #1,057 | Down 68 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 398 | #484 | Up 70 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 67 | #989 | Up 163 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 335 | #554 | Up 116 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 46 | #1,152 | Up 810 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 219 | #670 | Up 257 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 17 | #1,962 | Up 390 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 125 | #927 | Up 282 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 12 | #2,352 | Up 634 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 77 | #1,209 | Up 126 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 8 | #2,986 | Up 551 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 66 | #1,335 | Up 260 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 6 | #3,537 | Down 1,227 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 49 | #1,595 | Down 98 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 13 | #2,310 | — |
| 1964 | Girls | 57 | #1,497 | Up 597 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 32 | #2,094 | Up 116 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 29 | #2,210 | Up 747 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 18 | #2,957 | Down 137 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 19 | #2,820 | Down 142 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 19 | #2,678 | Down 15 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 19 | #2,663 | Up 646 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 13 | #3,309 | Up 1,158 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 8 | #4,467 | Down 1,372 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 14 | #3,095 | Up 395 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 11 | #3,490 | Up 2,073 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 5 | #5,563 | — |