The baby name Kenyatta appears in baby name data for the United States from 1963 to 2012. It was most popular in 1975 with 271 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Kenyatta has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 5 |
| 1966 | 5 |
| 1967 | 6 |
| 1969 | 22 |
| 1969 | 22 |
| 1970 | 51 |
| 1970 | 50 |
| 1971 | 21 |
| 1971 | 99 |
| 1972 | 130 |
| 1972 | 93 |
| 1973 | 107 |
| 1973 | 113 |
| 1974 | 115 |
| 1974 | 138 |
| 1975 | 271 |
| 1975 | 241 |
| 1976 | 201 |
| 1976 | 198 |
| 1977 | 178 |
| 1977 | 155 |
| 1978 | 241 |
| 1978 | 176 |
| 1979 | 241 |
| 1979 | 109 |
| 1980 | 204 |
| 1980 | 89 |
| 1981 | 183 |
| 1981 | 46 |
| 1982 | 149 |
| 1982 | 17 |
| 1983 | 169 |
| 1983 | 6 |
| 1984 | 160 |
| 1985 | 144 |
| 1985 | 24 |
| 1986 | 136 |
| 1987 | 162 |
| 1987 | 5 |
| 1988 | 129 |
| 1988 | 7 |
| 1989 | 116 |
| 1989 | 6 |
| 1990 | 216 |
| 1990 | 18 |
| 1991 | 235 |
| 1991 | 17 |
| 1992 | 157 |
| 1992 | 22 |
| 1993 | 182 |
| 1993 | 25 |
| 1994 | 109 |
| 1994 | 22 |
| 1995 | 78 |
| 1995 | 11 |
| 1996 | 95 |
| 1996 | 24 |
| 1997 | 40 |
| 1997 | 31 |
| 1998 | 83 |
| 1998 | 39 |
| 1999 | 24 |
| 1999 | 30 |
| 2000 | 42 |
| 2001 | 26 |
| 2001 | 29 |
| 2002 | 15 |
| 2002 | 5 |
| 2003 | 16 |
| 2003 | 10 |
| 2004 | 21 |
| 2004 | 22 |
| 2005 | 34 |
| 2007 | 10 |
| 2008 | 15 |
| 2012 | 6 |