Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- the fair one
Pronunciation
k(e)-nza, ken-za
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #2778, 61 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 61 |
| 2024 | 54 |
| 2023 | 45 |
| 2022 | 45 |
| 2021 | 47 |
| 2020 | 33 |
| 2019 | 47 |
| 2018 | 40 |
| 2017 | 36 |
| 2016 | 28 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #983, 35 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1230, 26 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 |
| 2024 | 28 |
| 2023 | 30 |
| 2022 | 29 |
| 2021 | 35 |
| 2020 | 35 |
| 2019 | 29 |
| 2018 | 23 |
| 2017 | 20 |
| 2016 | 11 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2000 (rank #61, 1,241 births); most recent 2023 (rank #217, 287 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 287 |
| 2022 | 312 |
| 2021 | 333 |
| 2020 | 367 |
| 2019 | 463 |
| 2018 | 486 |
| 2017 | 538 |
| 2016 | 527 |
| 2015 | 598 |
| 2014 | 718 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #869, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence