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.

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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 1,283,974
Peak Year 1960 1957
Peak Year Births 94 28,064
Peak Decade 1950s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1899 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Kenney Kenneth
1880s - 362
1890s 5 1,298
1900s - 4,579
1910s 23 43,248
1920s 100 99,490
1930s 167 125,111
1940s 318 198,553
1950s 507 262,819
1960s 507 227,531
1970s 268 111,489
1980s 232 89,110
1990s 198 58,254
2000s 120 34,090
2010s 48 20,213
2020s 7 7,827

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kenney Kenneth
2014 - 2,153
2015 7 2,033
2016 6 1,921
2017 6 1,766
2018 - 1,671
2019 - 1,623
2020 7 1,483
2021 - 1,373
2022 - 1,312
2023 - 1,321
2024 - 1,190
2025 - 1,148

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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