Kenny
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Kenny
Kenny might be all South Park to some, but it has been in steady use in the US since the 1930s.
Singer-songwriters Kenny Chesney and Kenny Loggins were both born Kenneth.
Kenny is also given to girls, where it ranks #14076 in the US.
Pronounced KEN-ee.
As of October 2026, Kenny ranked #1271 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #169 in 1960.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #846 | 265 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #893 | 247 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #898 | 242 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #959 | 217 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #1,001 | 207 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #863 | 257 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #1,088 | 182 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #1,221 | 158 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #1,233 | 160 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #1,226 | 161 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #1,354 | 140 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #1,271 | 155 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Kenny for boys
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Kenny on lists
Famous Kennys
- Kenneth Arnold "Kenny" ChesneyBoy
American country music singer
- Kenneth Donald "Kenny" RogersBoy
American singer,songwriter
- Kenneth Clark "Kenny" LogginsBoy
American singer,songwriter
- Kenneth "Babyface" EdmondsBoy
American R&B singer
- Kenneth “Kenny” Aaron HarrisBoy
American musician, touring guitarist for Panic! At The Disco
- Kenneth "Kenny" MayneBoy
American sports journalist
- Kenny DalglishBoy
Scottish footballer
- Kenny BurrellBoy
American jazz guitarist
- Kenny G. (born Kenneth Bruce Gorelick)Boy
American jazz saxophonist
- Kenny ClarkeBoy
American jazz drummer
- Kenny WheelerBoy
Canadian jazz trumpeter
- Kenny BarronBoy
American jazz pianist
- Kenny DorhamBoy
American jazz trumpeter
- Kenny SantucciBoy
American reality show participant on "The Challenge"
- Kenneth "Kenny" Andrew Yates JrBoy
film actor
- Yvonne Denise KennyGirl
Australian opera singer
Kenny in pop culture
- Kenny MillerBoy
18 year old posing as a drug dealers son in the movie ‘We’re the Millers’
- Kenny PowersBoy
character on TV's "Eastbound and Down"
- Kenny AckermanBoy
character on "Attack on Titan"
- KennyBoy
character on "The Walking Dead Game"
- Kenny aka "Oompa"Boy
a character in "The 5th Wave" book series by Rick Yancey
- Mr. KennyBoy
character in Marvel Universe