Kenny vs Kenneth

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

Name A

Kenny

Boy name · Rank #1352

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Name B

Kenneth

Boy name · Rank #284

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Metric Kenny Kenneth
Current Rank #1352 #284
Total Births (all years) 51,777 1,282,809
Peak Year 1960 1957
Peak Year Births 1,937 28,060
Peak Decade 1960ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1908 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Kenny Kenneth
1880ss — 363
1890ss — 1,298
1900ss 11 4,579
1910ss 85 43,248
1920ss 262 99,490
1930ss 1,310 125,109
1940ss 4,945 198,551
1950ss 8,389 262,822
1960ss 12,365 227,514
1970ss 4,788 111,497
1980ss 5,598 89,118
1990ss 5,314 58,256
2000ss 5,169 34,090
2010ss 2,740 20,205
2020ss 801 6,669

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kenny Kenneth
2014 265 2,153
2015 247 2,031
2016 242 1,919
2017 217 1,765
2018 207 1,671
2019 257 1,622
2020 182 1,482
2021 158 1,373
2022 160 1,310
2023 161 1,318
2024 140 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, 1908–2024.

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