Boys' name · peaked in 1960
Kenny name popularity since 1925
52,287 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Kenny (1.0% girls, 99.0% boys). Half of them were born in 1968 or earlier, so the typical Kenny is about 58 years old in 2026. Kenny peaked in 1960 as the #169 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 52,287
- Named Kenny, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,271 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.0% boys
- 543 girls · 51,744 boys
- Most popular in
- Arkansas
- 2.31× its national share
Peak year is the year Kenny made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Kenny births per year, 1925–2025
1960 was the biggest year for Kenny both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1954 and 1959, Kenny became 2.9× more common, from 1 in 3,570 baby boys to 1 in 1,210.
- Steepest fall: Between 1964 and 1969, its share of baby boys fell by 46%, from 1 in 1,420 to 1 in 2,650.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Kenny's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Kenny.
Decade by decade
Babies named Kenny in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 171 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,310 | #524 |
| 1940s | 64 | 4,945 | #253 |
| 1950s | 68 | 8,389 | #272 |
| 1960s | 101 | 12,363 | #217 |
| 1970s | 47 | 4,789 | #410 |
| 1980s | 67 | 5,596 | #335 |
| 1990s | 87 | 5,314 | #399 |
| 2000s | 62 | 5,169 | #462 |
| 2010s | 10 | 2,741 | #893 |
| 2020–25 | 37 | 957 | #1,271 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
36.5% of babies named Kenny from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Kenny is most popular
The index compares Kenny's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Kenny.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 2.31× | 1,142 |
| Mississippi | 1.97× | 1,146 |
| Kentucky | 1.88× | 1,514 |
| Oklahoma | 1.74× | 1,088 |
| Tennessee | 1.69× | 1,707 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Kenny and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Kenny (this page) | 51,744 | 1960 |
| Kenney | 2,436 | 1899 |
| Kennie | 1,205 | 1903 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Kenny's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Kenny.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Kenny (1960).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data