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Kennie

20% girls, 80% boys · 11 born in 2025

Kennie has been given to about 1,635 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1960, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,180
Median age today62 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kennie per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1960 · 44
  • Born in 202511
  • All time1,635
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Kennie?

Its best year was 1960, when 44 babies were given the name, ranking 5427th. The typical living American called Kennie is about 62 years old today.

Names that sound like Kennie

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kenzie0.88
  2. Jennie0.86
  3. Bennie0.86
  4. Lennie0.86
  5. Pennie0.86
  6. Dennie0.86
  7. Kellie0.82
  8. Kerrie0.82

Middle names for Kennie

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kennie Noelle0.83
  2. Kennie Catherine0.80
  3. Kennie Frances0.80
  4. Kennie Belle0.80
  5. Kennie Josephine0.80
  6. Kennie Hazel0.80

Sibling names for Kennie

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.79
  2. Margosister · 0.78
  3. Laurelsister · 0.77
  4. Rudybrother · 0.77
  5. Rockybrother · 0.76
  6. Lionelbrother · 0.73

Where Kennie is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kennie Wilson0.75
    2. Kennie Williams0.75
    3. Kennie Walker0.75
    4. Kennie Turner0.75
    5. Kennie Torres0.75
    6. Kennie Thompson0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Kennie

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.