Kene

KEEN /ˈkiːn/
boy 2 syllables fading

Kene is a very rare variant of Kenny that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.

Kene is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2004. Kene was first reported in SSA data in 1978 and peaked in 1978 (12 births).

About the name Kene

PronunciationKEEN /ˈkiːn/

Names similar to Kene

How popular is Kene?

Boys named Kene
1978198019851990199520002004
Boys named Kene per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1978–2004 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2004) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Girls named Kene
1999
Girls named Kene per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1978–2004 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2004) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Kene total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
200455—#12,349
199955#15,625—
19816——#5,893
19795——#6,562
197812——#3,306