Boys' name · since 1908
Kenny
Kenny has 51,931 recorded births since 1908 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #500 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,268 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 51,931
- born since 1908
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kenny is the #1268 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 51,931 recorded since 1908.
Social Security Administration records show Kenny recorded 51,931 times among boys since 1908, holding rank #1268 nationally today, ahead of 91% of boys, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 2025.
- #500 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,268 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 51,931 born since 1908
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenny ranks #500 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,268 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 51,931 born since 1908, peaking in the 1960s.
- #500 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,268 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 51,931
- born since 1908
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kenny's 51,931 recorded births place it above 98.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kenny compares
51,931 Top 4% higher than 96% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kenny's all-time total is 141x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kenny | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 51,931 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,934 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kenny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kenny splits its recorded history at 1968: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1909 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1960 peak of 1,934 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kenny popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–2025
- Peak year (1960)
- 1,934
- Annual births at peak, across 118 years of records
Kenny popularity over time - girls
548 total births recorded since 1924 (Kenny as girls' name)
Kenny by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (12,363 births, 24% of the file).
1960s was Kenny's strongest decade.
12,363 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Kenny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s 85
1910s
85 births
- 1920s 262
1920s
262 births
- 1930s 1,310
1930s
1,310 births
- 1940s 4,945
1940s
4,945 births
- 1950s
1950s
8,389 births
- 1960s
1960s
12,363 births
- 1970s 4,789
1970s
4,789 births
- 1980s
1980s
5,596 births
- 1990s
1990s
5,314 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,169 births
- 2010s 2,741
2010s
2,741 births
- 2020s 957
2020s
957 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 12,363 births (24% of all-time use).
How Kenny compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kenny's total volume
Kenny by state
Where Kenny concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6,404 | 12.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 4,246 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 3,316 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 2,288 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 2,138 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 1,985 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 1,707 | 3.3% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 1,690 | 3.3% |
6,404 of 51,931 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Kenny appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kenny's data
- Kenny's decade-level peak was the 1960s (12,363 total births); usage has since declined to 957 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kennys (6,404 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kenny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~117 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1908–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kenny draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.