Kenney vs Kenneth

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

Name A

Kenney

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Name B

Kenneth

Boy name · Rank #284

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Metric Kenney Kenneth
Current Rank Unranked #284
Total Births (all years) 2,500 1,282,809
Peak Year 1960 1957
Peak Year Births 94 28,060
Peak Decade 1950ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1899 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Kenney Kenneth
1880ss — 363
1890ss 5 1,298
1900ss — 4,579
1910ss 23 43,248
1920ss 100 99,490
1930ss 167 125,109
1940ss 318 198,551
1950ss 507 262,822
1960ss 507 227,514
1970ss 268 111,497
1980ss 232 89,118
1990ss 198 58,256
2000ss 120 34,090
2010ss 48 20,205
2020ss 7 6,669

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kenney Kenneth
2014 — 2,153
2015 7 2,031
2016 6 1,919
2017 6 1,765
2018 — 1,671
2019 — 1,622
2020 7 1,482
2021 — 1,373
2022 — 1,310
2023 — 1,318
2024 — 1,186

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, 1899–2020.

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