Kenny
Boy name
Kenny meaning
Diminutive of Kenneth, which means “handsome”
Kenny at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,351 in 2024
Kenny popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1908 | #1,217 | 6 |
| 1920 | #3,489 | 7 |
| 1930 | #873 | 57 |
| 1940 | #314 | 317 |
| 1950 | #299 | 514 |
| 1960 | #169 | 1,937 |
| 1970 | #302 | 669 |
| 1980 | #330 | 575 |
| 1990 | #430 | 516 |
| 2000 | #430 | 566 |
| 2010 | #630 | 385 |
| 2020 | #1,086 | 182 |
| 2024 | #1,351 | 140 |
All 115 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1908 | #1,217 | 6 |
| 1909 | #1,440 | 5 |
| 1912 | #1,746 | 9 |
| 1913 | #2,273 | 7 |
| 1914 | #2,651 | 7 |
| 1915 | #2,621 | 9 |
| 1916 | #2,543 | 10 |
| 1917 | #2,091 | 14 |
| 1918 | #2,398 | 12 |
| 1919 | #1,882 | 17 |
| 1920 | #3,489 | 7 |
| 1921 | #2,265 | 14 |
| 1922 | #2,347 | 13 |
| 1923 | #1,502 | 25 |
| 1924 | #1,287 | 32 |
| 1925 | #1,679 | 21 |
| 1926 | #1,515 | 24 |
| 1927 | #1,145 | 39 |
| 1928 | #1,125 | 39 |
| 1929 | #975 | 48 |
| 1930 | #873 | 57 |
| 1931 | #733 | 70 |
| 1932 | #793 | 64 |
| 1933 | #703 | 73 |
| 1934 | #657 | 84 |
| 1935 | #522 | 122 |
| 1936 | #491 | 133 |
| 1937 | #391 | 199 |
| 1938 | #378 | 223 |
| 1939 | #326 | 285 |
| 1940 | #314 | 317 |
| 1941 | #312 | 345 |
| 1942 | #307 | 400 |
| 1943 | #295 | 434 |
| 1944 | #275 | 467 |
| 1945 | #253 | 520 |
| 1946 | #254 | 609 |
| 1947 | #251 | 692 |
| 1948 | #265 | 617 |
| 1949 | #291 | 544 |
| 1950 | #299 | 514 |
| 1951 | #317 | 487 |
| 1952 | #300 | 555 |
| 1953 | #317 | 512 |
| 1954 | #301 | 571 |
| 1955 | #272 | 689 |
| 1956 | #255 | 803 |
| 1957 | #230 | 1,073 |
| 1958 | #197 | 1,422 |
| 1959 | #174 | 1,763 |
| 1960 | #169 | 1,937 |
| 1961 | #179 | 1,701 |
| 1962 | #189 | 1,596 |
| 1963 | #203 | 1,450 |
| 1964 | #200 | 1,403 |
| 1965 | #217 | 1,104 |
| 1966 | #232 | 927 |
| 1967 | #246 | 820 |
| 1968 | #265 | 751 |
| 1969 | #289 | 676 |
| 1970 | #302 | 669 |
| 1971 | #311 | 605 |
| 1972 | #344 | 501 |
| 1973 | #355 | 470 |
| 1974 | #365 | 448 |
| 1975 | #410 | 354 |
| 1976 | #376 | 417 |
| 1977 | #393 | 402 |
| 1978 | #373 | 430 |
| 1979 | #358 | 492 |
| 1980 | #330 | 575 |
| 1981 | #303 | 633 |
| 1982 | #319 | 598 |
| 1983 | #337 | 549 |
| 1984 | #350 | 528 |
| 1985 | #335 | 573 |
| 1986 | #349 | 541 |
| 1987 | #361 | 539 |
| 1988 | #392 | 506 |
| 1989 | #394 | 556 |
| 1990 | #430 | 516 |
| 1991 | #465 | 452 |
| 1992 | #437 | 505 |
| 1993 | #406 | 570 |
| 1994 | #387 | 602 |
| 1995 | #399 | 574 |
| 1996 | #407 | 569 |
| 1997 | #417 | 555 |
| 1998 | #477 | 458 |
| 1999 | #446 | 513 |
| 2000 | #430 | 566 |
| 2001 | #465 | 511 |
| 2002 | #447 | 550 |
| 2003 | #475 | 527 |
| 2004 | #481 | 520 |
| 2005 | #461 | 555 |
| 2006 | #497 | 521 |
| 2007 | #505 | 522 |
| 2008 | #537 | 493 |
| 2009 | #618 | 404 |
| 2010 | #630 | 385 |
| 2011 | #701 | 327 |
| 2012 | #746 | 310 |
| 2013 | #794 | 283 |
| 2014 | #846 | 265 |
| 2015 | #892 | 247 |
| 2016 | #897 | 242 |
| 2017 | #958 | 217 |
| 2018 | #998 | 207 |
| 2019 | #862 | 257 |
| 2020 | #1,086 | 182 |
| 2021 | #1,217 | 158 |
| 2022 | #1,226 | 160 |
| 2023 | #1,225 | 161 |
| 2024 | #1,351 | 140 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Kenny” (revision 87846387), CC BY-SA 4.0; Wiktionary contributors, “Kenneth” (revision 92416053), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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