Is Kenny a boy or girl name?
Kenny is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 15 girls and 140 boys were named Kenny, so 9.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1% of the 52,319 US babies named Kenny were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,354
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,394
- Babies named Kenny since 1908
- 52,319
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 1,952 babies
Boys and girls named Kenny, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 85 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 262 | 5 | 1.9% |
| 1930s | 1,310 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 4,945 | 64 | 1.3% |
| 1950s | 8,389 | 68 | 0.8% |
| 1960s | 12,365 | 101 | 0.8% |
| 1970s | 4,788 | 47 | 1% |
| 1980s | 5,598 | 67 | 1.2% |
| 1990s | 5,314 | 87 | 1.6% |
| 2000s | 5,169 | 62 | 1.2% |
| 2010s | 2,740 | 10 | 0.4% |
| 2020s | 801 | 31 | 3.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 140 | #1,354 | 15 | #7,394 |
| 2023 | 161 | #1,226 | 9 | #10,740 |
| 2022 | 160 | #1,233 | 7 | #12,919 |
| 2021 | 158 | #1,221 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 182 | #1,088 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 257 | #863 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 207 | #1,001 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 217 | #959 | 5 | #17,186 |
| 2016 | 242 | #898 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 247 | #893 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 265 | #846 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 283 | #794 | 5 | #17,970 |
| 2012 | 310 | #746 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 327 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 385 | #631 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 404 | #618 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 493 | #537 | 10 | #11,222 |
| 2007 | 522 | #507 | 5 | #19,093 |
| 2006 | 521 | #497 | 8 | #12,999 |
| 2005 | 555 | #462 | 9 | #11,385 |
| 2004 | 520 | #481 | 10 | #10,303 |
| 2003 | 527 | #477 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 550 | #448 | 11 | #9,166 |
| 2001 | 511 | #465 | 9 | #10,567 |
| 2000 | 566 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 513 | #447 | 8 | #10,879 |
| 1998 | 458 | #478 | 7 | #11,770 |
| 1997 | 555 | #417 | 9 | #9,422 |
| 1996 | 569 | #408 | 10 | #8,495 |
| 1995 | 574 | #399 | 8 | #10,043 |
| 1994 | 602 | #387 | 11 | #7,883 |
| 1993 | 570 | #406 | 11 | #7,783 |
| 1992 | 505 | #437 | 10 | #8,406 |
| 1991 | 452 | #465 | 6 | #12,258 |
| 1990 | 516 | #431 | 7 | #10,781 |
| 1989 | 556 | #394 | 7 | #10,248 |
| 1988 | 506 | #392 | 7 | #9,777 |
| 1987 | 539 | #362 | 8 | #8,355 |
| 1986 | 541 | #349 | 10 | #6,839 |
| 1985 | 573 | #335 | 6 | #9,927 |
| 1984 | 528 | #350 | 5 | #11,224 |
| 1983 | 549 | #337 | 6 | #9,582 |
| 1982 | 598 | #319 | 9 | #7,167 |
| 1981 | 633 | #303 | 9 | #7,061 |
| 1980 | 575 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 492 | #358 | 9 | #6,998 |
| 1978 | 430 | #373 | 7 | #8,046 |
| 1977 | 402 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 417 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 354 | #410 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 448 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 470 | #356 | 11 | #5,037 |
| 1972 | 501 | #344 | 6 | #7,705 |
| 1971 | 605 | #312 | 8 | #6,290 |
| 1970 | 669 | #302 | 6 | #7,484 |
| 1969 | 676 | #289 | 8 | #5,690 |
| 1968 | 751 | #265 | 7 | #5,903 |
| 1967 | 820 | #246 | 11 | #4,163 |
| 1966 | 927 | #232 | 10 | #4,322 |
| 1965 | 1,104 | #217 | 8 | #5,042 |
| 1964 | 1,403 | #200 | 10 | #4,486 |
| 1963 | 1,450 | #203 | 9 | #4,694 |
| 1962 | 1,596 | #189 | 11 | #4,133 |
| 1961 | 1,701 | #179 | 12 | #3,886 |
| 1960 | 1,937 | #169 | 15 | #3,276 |
| 1959 | 1,763 | #174 | 11 | #3,922 |
| 1958 | 1,422 | #197 | 11 | #3,826 |
| 1957 | 1,073 | #231 | 8 | #4,710 |
| 1956 | 803 | #255 | 8 | #4,649 |
| 1955 | 689 | #272 | 5 | #6,281 |
| 1954 | 571 | #301 | 6 | #5,447 |
| 1953 | 512 | #317 | 6 | #5,359 |
| 1952 | 555 | #301 | 8 | #4,300 |
| 1951 | 487 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 514 | #299 | 5 | #5,693 |
| 1949 | 544 | #291 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 617 | #265 | 5 | #5,628 |
| 1947 | 692 | #251 | 10 | #3,579 |
| 1946 | 609 | #254 | 10 | #3,332 |
| 1945 | 520 | #253 | 7 | #3,840 |
| 1944 | 467 | #275 | 5 | #4,911 |
| 1943 | 434 | #295 | 12 | #2,780 |
| 1942 | 400 | #307 | 8 | #3,582 |
| 1941 | 345 | #313 | 7 | #3,780 |
| 1940 | 317 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 285 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 223 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 199 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 133 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 122 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 84 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 73 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 64 | #797 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 70 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 57 | #880 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 48 | #978 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 39 | #1,138 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 39 | #1,154 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 24 | #1,541 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 21 | #1,715 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 32 | #1,313 | 5 | #5,479 |
| 1923 | 25 | #1,527 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,417 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 14 | #2,317 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,660 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 17 | #1,929 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 12 | #2,467 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 14 | #2,138 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,644 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 9 | #2,730 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,794 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,384 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 9 | #1,818 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,586 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,302 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kenny reached #169 in 1960. As a girl name, it reached #2,780 in 1943. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kenny
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.