Kenny Boy
How popular is Kenny?
#1,267 boy name in 2025
155 baby boys were named Kenny in the US in 2025, making it the 1267th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
42,776living people named Kenny (est.)
51median age of people named Kenny
52,479babies named Kenny since 1880
1 in 20,592US babies born in 2025
Kenny popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,267 for boys (▲ 88 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 155 boys, 6 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-37% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #892 in 2015, #1,086 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1960 (1,934 boys) |
| Highest rank | #169 in 1960 |
| First recorded | 1908 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 98% boys, 2% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Kenny is most popular
Babies named Kenny per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Ohio: 0.2 per 1,000 (45 boys)
- Florida: 0.2 per 1,000 (77 boys)
- Massachusetts: 0.2 per 1,000 (21 boys)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (62 boys)
- Virginia: 0.1 per 1,000 (22 boys)
Kenny by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 11 | #1,216 |
| 1910s | 85 | #1,745 |
| 1920s | 262 | #975 |
| 1930s | 1,310 | #326 |
| 1940s | 4,945 | #251 |
| 1950s | 8,389 | #174 |
| 1960s | 12,363 | #169 |
| 1970s | 4,789 | #302 |
| 1980s | 5,596 | #303 |
| 1990s | 5,314 | #387 |
| 2000s | 5,169 | #430 |
| 2010s | 2,741 | #630 |
| 2020s | 957 | #1,086 |
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Questions
- Is Kenny a boy or girl name?
- Kenny is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Kenny were boys.
- How popular is the name Kenny?
- 155 baby boys were named Kenny in the US in 2025, making it the 1267th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
- When was Kenny most popular?
- Kenny peaked in 1960, when 1,934 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #169 in 1960.
- How many people are named Kenny?
- 52,479 babies have been named Kenny in the US since 1880. We estimate about 42,776 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 51.
- Where is Kenny most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kenny was most common in Ohio, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.