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Kenny

Boy #1226 in 2023

Kenny is a boy name of mixed origin.

Meaning of Kenny

From Kenneth or (diminutive form).

Popularity of Kenny

Popularity, 1908–2023

161 births in 2023

1908 2023

51,637 U.S. births recorded from 1908–2023.

Peak year

1960

1,937 babies

First recorded

1908

115 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Boy · Scottish Gaelic

Originally used in Scotland, popular in all English-speaking countries in the 20th century

Name of a seventh-century Irish saint, from Caoimhghin or Caoimhín, from Cóemgen

Girl · Ancient Greek

From Karen, a vernacular form of Catherine that arose in medieval Denmark

Girl · English

Popular in the 1960s and the 1970s

From several places in Scotland and Northern Ireland, derived from Gaelic caol (“narrows”)

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.