Where is Kenya from?

My guess is...

Japan

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70%

United States

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16%

United Kingdom

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5%

I'm 76% certain Kenya is Female.

According to a dataset of 535, the average Kenya is around 35 years old.


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Learn about the name Kenya

Meaning of the name Kenya

From the name of the African country. The country is named for Mount Kenya, which in the Kikuyu language is called Kĩrĩnyaga meaning "the one having stripes". It has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since the 1960s.

Characteristics of the name Kenya

OriginsEnglish, African American
PronouncedKEHN-yə(English)
GenderFeminine
Traitsyouthful, strong, refined, simple, strange, wholesome, modern, informal

How do we know this about Kenya

(and is it secret spies?)

We use a combination of data from the internet, and our own Machine Learning models to make these predictions.
In a gist, we use a Machine Learning model trained on a diverse global dataset of 100m+ names, and use it to predict different traits for a person based on first name!
NameGuessr guesses a person's nationality, age, and gender based on their name. We also try to give insightful info around the name's origin, name meaning, and name pronounciation.