Kenny

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A few things about Kenny you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Kenny

Kenny Dalglish

Scottish association football player and manager

Choose Kenny and your child shares a first name with Kenny Dalglish, a Scottish association football player and manager. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Kenny, like who?” Kenny Dalglish's Wikipedia article is available in 61 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Saw from Singapore, CC BY-SA 2.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 11,025 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Kenny, 155 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Kenny would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryKenny first shows up in US birth records in 1908, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 117 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1960, when it ranked #169. Today it's #1,267, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowKenny was 3.2× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 3,470 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 11,025.
• 🍂TrendKenny has slipped 181 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,267. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedKenny is most popular in Massachusetts, where it ranks #467, followed by Minnesota (#807) and Arizona (#844). It's in the top 1,000 in 5 states.

About the name Kenny

Kenny is a boy name of Celtic, English and Gaelic origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with K and ending in “-nny”. US birth records list Kenny for boys from 1908 to 2025, in 116 of those 118 years. Its best year was 1960, when it ranked #169 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,267, with 155 babies.

Origin:Celtic namesEnglish namesGaelic namesIrish namesScottish names