NameTides

Kenny

Kenny was the #1,267 boys' name in the US in 2025 (155 babies), and #873 in England & Wales and #1,718 in Canada.

Kenny as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Kenny as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandIrelandEngland & WalesUSCanada
Kenny as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,267 (155)#873 (36)#560 (5)#676 (4)#1,718 (12)
2024#1,355 (140)#757 (45)#535 (5)#785 (3)#1,432 (15)
2023#1,223 (162)#754 (44)#533 (5)—#2,614 (6)
2022#1,228 (160)#679 (50)—#657 (4)#2,052 (8)
2021#1,218 (158)#719 (48)—#631 (4)#2,061 (8)
2020#1,086 (182)#723 (45)——#2,746 (5)
2019#862 (257)#856 (35)—#564 (5)#1,448 (13)
2018#998 (207)#702 (49)#704 (3)#749 (3)#1,093 (19)
2017#958 (217)#833 (38)——#1,349 (14)
2016#897 (242)#774 (42)—#541 (5)#1,578 (11)
2015#892 (247)#765 (42)——#1,458 (12)
2014#846 (265)#714 (45)—#715 (3)#1,565 (11)
2013#795 (283)#730 (44)——#1,109 (18)
2012#746 (310)#704 (47)—#718 (3)#1,552 (11)
2011#701 (328)#732 (43)#648 (3)#623 (4)#896 (24)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1960 at #169.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1908.

How common is it?

about 1 in 11,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 7,600uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 3,900uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 5,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 13,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Kenny is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 12,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 13,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Kenny by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #807MNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #844NYMassachusetts: #467MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,015OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,040CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #844AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,144NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,135TXFlorida: #912FL
Kenny (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KennyCanadaBoys#1,71812
KennyEngland & WalesBoys#87336
KennyIrelandBoys#6764
KennyNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
KennyNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
KennyScotlandBoys#5605
KennyUSGirls#13,2086
KennyUSBoys#1,267155