Kerney

KUR-nee /ˈkɜːni/
boy 2 syllables fading

Kerney is a very rare variant of Keren that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Kerney is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1973. Kerney was first reported in SSA data in 1914 and peaked in 1919 (16 births).

About the name Kerney

PronunciationKUR-nee /ˈkɜːni/
16peak births 1919
1914first in SSA data

Names similar to Kerney

KernKearneyKerenRodneySidneyBarneyKerryKermitKernellKernie

How popular is Kerney?

Boys named Kerney
19141920193019401950196019701973
Boys named Kerney per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1914–1973 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1973) 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

Kerney total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19735—#5,495
19675—#4,270
19635—#4,352
19605—#4,340
19587—#3,429
19575—#4,281
19566—#3,740
19536—#3,622
19525—#4,015
19515—#3,994
19505—#3,955
19496—#3,521
19487—#3,172
19479—#2,773
19465—#3,780
19456—#3,167
19446—#3,291
19426—#3,401
19416—#3,327
19405—#3,715
19398—#2,721
19325—#4,050
19316—#3,590
19305—#4,292
19296—#3,762
19288—#3,238
19275—#4,504
19268—#3,270
19259—#3,034
192411—#2,748
19238—#3,319
192112—#2,564
19206—#4,054
191916—#2,023
19175—#4,289
19169—#2,832
19146—#3,092
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