Kenny is an established boys' name that peaked in 1960 and has since faded.
Kenny is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,271 among boys (155) and #14,076 among girls (6) — overall #2,576 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 161 | 161 | #14,076 | #1,271 |
| 2024 | 155 | 155 | #7,422 | #1,357 |
| 2023 | 171 | 171 | #10,759 | #1,223 |
| 2022 | 167 | 167 | #12,926 | #1,234 |
| 2021 | 158 | 158 | — | #1,221 |
| 2020 | 182 | 182 | — | #1,089 |
| 2019 | 257 | 257 | — | #863 |
| 2018 | 207 | 207 | — | #1,001 |
| 2017 | 222 | 222 | #17,192 | #959 |
| 2016 | 242 | 242 | — | #898 |
| 2015 | 247 | 247 | — | #893 |
| 2014 | 265 | 270 | — | #846 |
| 2013 | 288 | 293 | #17,973 | #795 |
| 2012 | 310 | 315 | — | #746 |
| 2011 | 328 | 333 | — | #701 |
| 2010 | 385 | 394 | — | #631 |
| 2009 | 404 | 418 | — | #618 |
| 2008 | 503 | 520 | #11,223 | #537 |
| 2007 | 527 | 541 | #19,095 | #507 |
| 2006 | 529 | 542 | #13,000 | #497 |
| 2005 | 564 | 588 | #11,385 | #462 |
| 2004 | 530 | 542 | #10,304 | #481 |
| 2003 | 527 | 550 | — | #477 |
| 2002 | 561 | 579 | #9,166 | #448 |
| 2001 | 520 | 539 | #10,568 | #465 |
| 2000 | 566 | 594 | — | #431 |
| 1999 | 521 | 560 | #10,878 | #447 |
| 1998 | 465 | 509 | #11,770 | #478 |
| 1997 | 564 | — | #9,422 | #417 |
| 1996 | 579 | — | #8,495 | #408 |
| 1995 | 582 | — | #10,043 | #399 |
| 1994 | 613 | — | #7,883 | #387 |
| 1993 | 581 | — | #7,785 | #406 |
| 1992 | 515 | — | #8,406 | #437 |
| 1991 | 458 | — | #12,258 | #465 |
| 1990 | 523 | — | #10,782 | #431 |
| 1989 | 563 | — | #10,248 | #394 |
| 1988 | 513 | — | #9,778 | #392 |
| 1987 | 547 | — | #8,355 | #362 |
| 1986 | 551 | — | #6,841 | #349 |
| 1985 | 579 | — | #9,927 | #335 |
| 1984 | 533 | — | #11,224 | #350 |
| 1983 | 554 | — | #9,583 | #337 |
| 1982 | 607 | — | #7,166 | #319 |
| 1981 | 642 | — | #7,061 | #303 |
| 1980 | 574 | — | — | #330 |
| 1979 | 502 | — | #6,999 | #358 |
| 1978 | 438 | — | #8,047 | #372 |
| 1977 | 402 | — | — | #393 |
| 1976 | 417 | — | — | #376 |
| 1975 | 354 | — | — | #410 |
| 1974 | 448 | — | — | #365 |
| 1973 | 481 | — | #5,038 | #356 |
| 1972 | 507 | — | #7,706 | #344 |
| 1971 | 613 | — | #6,289 | #311 |
| 1970 | 674 | — | #7,484 | #302 |
| 1969 | 684 | — | #5,690 | #289 |
| 1968 | 758 | — | #5,904 | #265 |
| 1967 | 831 | — | #4,163 | #246 |
| 1966 | 938 | — | #4,322 | #232 |
| 1965 | 1,111 | — | #5,045 | #217 |
| 1964 | 1,413 | — | #4,489 | #200 |
| 1963 | 1,462 | — | #4,695 | #203 |
| 1962 | 1,605 | — | #4,133 | #189 |
| 1961 | 1,713 | — | #3,885 | #179 |
| 1960 | 1,949 | — | #3,277 | #169 |
| 1959 | 1,774 | — | #3,922 | #174 |
| 1958 | 1,433 | — | #3,826 | #197 |
| 1957 | 1,081 | — | #4,711 | #231 |
| 1956 | 811 | — | #4,649 | #255 |
| 1955 | 694 | — | #6,281 | #272 |
| 1954 | 577 | — | #5,447 | #301 |
| 1953 | 518 | — | #5,359 | #317 |
| 1952 | 563 | — | #4,300 | #301 |
| 1951 | 487 | — | — | #317 |
| 1950 | 519 | — | #5,693 | #299 |
| 1949 | 544 | — | — | #291 |
| 1948 | 622 | — | #5,628 | #265 |
| 1947 | 702 | — | #3,579 | #251 |
| 1946 | 619 | — | #3,332 | #254 |
| 1945 | 527 | — | #3,840 | #253 |
| 1944 | 472 | — | #4,911 | #276 |
| 1943 | 446 | — | #2,780 | #295 |
| 1942 | 408 | — | #3,583 | #307 |
| 1941 | 352 | — | #3,780 | #313 |
| 1940 | 317 | — | — | #316 |
| 1939 | 285 | — | — | #326 |
| 1938 | 223 | — | — | #378 |
| 1937 | 199 | — | — | #391 |
| 1936 | 133 | — | — | #491 |
| 1935 | 122 | — | — | #524 |
| 1934 | 84 | — | — | #661 |
| 1933 | 73 | — | — | #707 |
| 1932 | 64 | — | — | #797 |
| 1931 | 70 | — | — | #736 |
| 1930 | 57 | — | — | #880 |
| 1929 | 48 | — | — | #978 |
| 1928 | 39 | — | — | #1,138 |
| 1927 | 39 | — | — | #1,154 |
| 1926 | 24 | — | — | #1,541 |
| 1925 | 21 | — | — | #1,715 |
| 1924 | 37 | — | #5,479 | #1,313 |
| 1923 | 25 | — | — | #1,527 |
| 1922 | 13 | — | — | #2,417 |
| 1921 | 14 | — | — | #2,317 |
| 1920 | 7 | — | — | #3,660 |
| 1919 | 17 | — | — | #1,929 |
| 1918 | 12 | — | — | #2,467 |
| 1917 | 14 | — | — | #2,138 |
| 1916 | 10 | — | — | #2,644 |
| 1915 | 9 | — | — | #2,730 |
| 1914 | 7 | — | — | #2,794 |
| 1913 | 7 | — | — | #2,384 |
| 1912 | 9 | — | — | #1,818 |
| 1909 | 5 | — | — | #1,586 |
| 1908 | 6 | — | — | #1,302 |