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Kenny

/ˈkɛni/ · 99% boys · 161 born in 2025

Kenny has been given to about 52,479 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1960, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈkɛni/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 44,197
Median age today55 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kenny per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1960 · 1,949
  • Born in 2025161
  • All time52,479
  • England & Wales, 2025#884 · 36

How popular is Kenny?

Its best year was 1960, when 1,949 babies were given the name, ranking 169th. The typical living American called Kenny is about 55 years old today. It is relatively most common in Massachusetts, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Kenny

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Benny0.82
  2. Denny0.82
  3. Lenny0.82
  4. Kerry0.72
  5. Kent0.68
  6. Ken0.68
  7. Kelby0.64
  8. Kenji0.64

Middle names for Kenny

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kenny Paul0.77
  2. Kenny John0.77
  3. Kenny Blake0.76
  4. Kenny Wade0.76
  5. Kenny Ross0.76
  6. Kenny Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Kenny

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laurelsister · 0.94
  2. Rudybrother · 0.94
  3. Claybrother · 0.93
  4. Wadebrother · 0.91
  5. Gwensister · 0.90
  6. Valeriesister · 0.89

Where Kenny is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Massachusetts0.02%
  2. Minnesota0.01%
  3. Arizona0.01%
  4. New York0.01%
  5. Florida0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Kenny Anderson0.77
  2. Kenny White0.72
  3. Kenny Nguyen0.72
  4. Kenny Moore0.72
  5. Kenny Hill0.72
  6. Kenny Hall0.72

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 Kenny

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Kenny across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.