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 #3281

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Name B

Kenny

Boy name · Rank #1356

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Metric Ken Kenny
Current Rank #3281 #1356
Total Births (all years) 33,013 51,931
Peak Year 1960 1960
Peak Year Births 1,775 1,934
Peak Decade 1960s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1900 1908

Births by Decade

Decade Ken Kenny
1900s 7 11
1910s 140 85
1920s 380 262
1930s 1,667 1,310
1940s 4,874 4,945
1950s 7,111 8,389
1960s 11,898 12,363
1970s 2,243 4,789
1980s 1,231 5,596
1990s 1,191 5,314
2000s 1,228 5,169
2010s 776 2,741
2020s 267 957

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 37 162
2024 36 140
2025 36 155

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, 1900–2025.

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