Popular and traditional Kenyan names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Kenya. 117 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Aisha | Living; Wife of the Prophet; Alive | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Ali | Exalted; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Fatima | One who abstains; Daughter of the Prophet; Our Lady of Fátima; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Portuguese |
| George | Farmer | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Hannah | Grace; Favour | 👧 Girl | Hebrew, German |
| James | Supplanter (from Jacob) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Maryam | Mary, mother of Jesus | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Mohammed | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Muhammad | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Nour | Light | 🧒 Unisex | Arabic |
| Omar | Long-lived; Flourishing | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Sebastian | Venerable; Revered (Greek) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Latin, Greek, Spanish |
| Adam | The first man; Of the earth | 👦 Boy | Arabic, International, Hungarian |
| Amani | Peace | 🧒 Unisex | Swahili |
| Amina | Trustworthy; Mother of the Prophet; Faithful | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Baraka | Blessing | 👦 Boy | Swahili |
| Beatrice | She who brings joy | 👧 Girl | Latin, Italian, French |
| Benjamin | Son of the right hand | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Blessing | Blessing | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Elijah | My God is Yahweh; My God is the Lord | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Elizabeth | God is my oath | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Emmanuel | God is with us | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, English |
| Faith | Faith; Trust | 👧 Girl | English |
| Favour | Favour; Grace | 👧 Girl | English |
| Grace | Grace; Goodwill; Elegance | 👧 Girl | Latin, English |
| Hamza | Strong; Steadfast; Uncle of the Prophet | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Ibrahim | Abraham; Father of nations | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Imani | Faith (Swahili) | 👧 Girl | English, Swahili |
| Jacob | Supplanter; Holds the heel; Holder of the heel; One who follows | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French |
| John | God is gracious | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Joseph | God will increase | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Joshua | God is salvation | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Joy | Joy | 👧 Girl | English |
| Khadija | Early baby; First wife of the Prophet; Early-born; The Prophet's first wife | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Layla | Night | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Luke | From Lucania; Light | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Malaika | Angel | 👧 Girl | Swahili |
| Matthew | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Mercy | Mercy; Compassion | 👧 Girl | English |
| Michael | Who is like God? | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Nathan | He gave; Gift | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French |
| Neema | Grace | 👧 Girl | Swahili |
| Otieno | Born at night | 👦 Boy | Luo |
| Precious | Precious; Dearly loved | 👧 Girl | English |
| Rose | The rose flower | 👧 Girl | Latin, French |
| Sara | Princess; Pure | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Slavic |
| Sarah | Princess | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Simba | Lion; Strength; Power | 👦 Boy | Swahili, Shona |
| Theodore | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Thomas | Twin | 👦 Boy | Greek, Hebrew, French |
| Zainab | Fragrant flower; Daughter of the Prophet; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Urdu |
| Zawadi | Gift | 👧 Girl | Swahili |
| Aaron | Mountain of strength; Brother of Moses; High mountain; Exalted | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Abigail | My father's joy | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Achieng | Born when the sun shines | 👧 Girl | Luo |
| Adhiambo | Born in the evening | 👧 Girl | Luo |
| Akinyi | Born in the morning | 👧 Girl | Luo |
| Andrew | Manly; Strong; Brave | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Angela | Angel; Messenger | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Anyango | Born late in the morning | 👧 Girl | Luo |
| Asha | Life | 👧 Girl | Swahili |
| Atieno | Born at night | 👧 Girl | Luo |
| Charity | Love; Generosity | 👧 Girl | English |
| Christopher | Bearer of Christ | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Comfort | Comfort | 👧 Girl | English |
| Eve | Life | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Faraji | Consolation | 👦 Boy | Swahili |
| Furaha | Joy | 👧 Girl | Swahili |
| Gift | Gift | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Gloria | Glory | 👧 Girl | Latin, Spanish, English |
| Godwin | God's friend | 👦 Boy | English |
| Goodluck | Good luck | 👦 Boy | English |
| Hamisi | Born on Thursday | 👦 Boy | Swahili |
| Hope | Hope | 👧 Girl | English |
| Idris | Studious; A prophet; Enoch | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Isaac | He will laugh | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Jabari | Brave; Fearless | 👦 Boy | Swahili |
| Jelani | Mighty; Strong | 👦 Boy | Swahili |
| Joel | Yahweh is God; The Lord is God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Jomo | Burning spear | 👦 Boy | Kikuyu |
| Juma | Born on Friday | 👦 Boy | Swahili |
| Kamau | Quiet warrior | 👦 Boy | Kikuyu |
| Kipchoge | Born near the grain store | 👦 Boy | Kalenjin |
| Kiprop | Born when it rains | 👦 Boy | Kalenjin |
| Lovemore | Love more | 👦 Boy | English |
| Mary | Beloved; Bitter; Mother of Jesus; Star of the sea | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Memory | Memory; Remembrance | 👧 Girl | English |
| Mosi | First-born | 🧒 Unisex | Swahili |
| Musa | Moses | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Naomi | Pleasantness | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Nicholas | Victory of the people | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Nuru | Light | 🧒 Unisex | Swahili |
| Ochieng | Born when the sun shines | 👦 Boy | Luo |
| Odhiambo | Born in the evening | 👦 Boy | Luo |
| Omondi | Born early in the morning | 👦 Boy | Luo |
| Onyango | Born late in the morning | 👦 Boy | Luo |
| Patience | Patience | 👧 Girl | English |
| Peace | Peace | 👧 Girl | English |
| Pendo | Love | 👧 Girl | Swahili |
| Peter | Rock; Stone | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Philip | Lover of horses (Greek) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Greek |
| Prosper | Prosperous; Fortunate | 👦 Boy | English |
| Prudence | Prudence; Good judgement | 👧 Girl | English |
| Rebecca | To bind; Captivating; To tie | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Rehema | Mercy; Compassion | 👧 Girl | Swahili |
| Reuben | Behold, a son | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Sefu | Sword | 👦 Boy | Swahili |
| Shani | Marvel; Wonder | 👧 Girl | Swahili |
| Stephen | Crown; Garland | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Subira | Patience | 👧 Girl | Swahili |
| Toby | God is good | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Tumaini | Hope | 🧒 Unisex | Swahili |
| Upendo | Love | 👧 Girl | Swahili |
| Wanjiru | Of the Anjiru clan | 👧 Girl | Kikuyu |
| Zuri | Beautiful | 👧 Girl | Swahili |
| Fatuma | Fatima | 👧 Girl | Swahili |