Kenza is an Arabic name popular in Morocco and Algeria that means "treasure" or "hidden treasure", from the word kanz. It was the name of Kenza al-Awrabiya, the wife of Idris I, founder of the first Moroccan dynasty, and it is also widely used in France. Kenza has climbed from number 3888 among US girls in 2015 to number 2797 in 2025, its best rank so far.