Kenji vs Kenny

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

Name A

Kenji

Boy name · Rank #854

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Name B

Kenny

Boy name · Rank #1352

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Metric Kenji Kenny
Current Rank #854 #1352
Total Births (all years) 5,373 51,777
Peak Year 2022 1960
Peak Year Births 336 1,937
Peak Decade 2020ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1908

Births by Decade

Decade Kenji Kenny
1900ss — 11
1910ss 85 85
1920ss 213 262
1930ss 96 1,310
1940ss 23 4,945
1950ss 18 8,389
1960ss 104 12,365
1970ss 430 4,788
1980ss 359 5,598
1990ss 423 5,314
2000ss 889 5,169
2010ss 1,292 2,740
2020ss 1,441 801

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kenji Kenny
2014 96 265
2015 122 247
2016 125 242
2017 137 217
2018 141 207
2019 156 257
2020 245 182
2021 281 158
2022 336 160
2023 296 161
2024 283 140

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, 1913–2024.

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