Ken vs Kenny

Side-by-side comparison of Ken and Kenny — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Ken

Boy name · Rank #3272

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Name B

Kenny

Boy name · Rank #1352

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Metric Ken Kenny
Current Rank #3272 #1352
Total Births (all years) 32,979 51,777
Peak Year 1960 1960
Peak Year Births 1,776 1,937
Peak Decade 1960ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1900 1908

Births by Decade

Decade Ken Kenny
1900ss 7 11
1910ss 140 85
1920ss 380 262
1930ss 1,667 1,310
1940ss 4,874 4,945
1950ss 7,111 8,389
1960ss 11,902 12,365
1970ss 2,243 4,788
1980ss 1,229 5,598
1990ss 1,191 5,314
2000ss 1,228 5,169
2010ss 776 2,740
2020ss 231 801

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ken Kenny
2014 85 265
2015 87 247
2016 90 242
2017 63 217
2018 62 207
2019 51 257
2020 56 182
2021 52 158
2022 50 160
2023 37 161
2024 36 140

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1900–2024.

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