Kenney vs Kenny

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

Name A

Kenney

Boy name

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Name B

Kenny

Boy name · Rank #1352

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Metric Kenney Kenny
Current Rank Unranked #1352
Total Births (all years) 2,500 51,777
Peak Year 1960 1960
Peak Year Births 94 1,937
Peak Decade 1950ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1899 1908

Births by Decade

Decade Kenney Kenny
1890ss 5 —
1900ss — 11
1910ss 23 85
1920ss 100 262
1930ss 167 1,310
1940ss 318 4,945
1950ss 507 8,389
1960ss 507 12,365
1970ss 268 4,788
1980ss 232 5,598
1990ss 198 5,314
2000ss 120 5,169
2010ss 48 2,740
2020ss 7 801

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kenney Kenny
2014 — 265
2015 7 247
2016 6 242
2017 6 217
2018 — 207
2019 — 257
2020 7 182
2021 — 158
2022 — 160
2023 — 161
2024 — 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, 1899–2020.

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