babyNamedKenny
“English diminutive of Kenneth”probable meaning
Boy’s name, of Anglo-Saxon and Celtic origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 812th
- births in 2023–2025
- 165
- babies born in France
- 1 in 11,364
- −7.2% a year recently
- Falling
- peak year
- 1992
Meaning and origin of Kenny
Kenny is thought to mean “English diminutive of Kenneth” and is of Anglo-Saxon and Celtic origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Kenny in France since 1986
- It peaked in 1992.
- Over recent years, Kenny has been falling (−7.2% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Kenny every 42 schools, all spellings combined.
Kenny in English-speaking countries
- ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
547th boys’ name15 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,996
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
789th boys’ name125 babies in 3 years1 boy in 6,611+1.2% a year
- IrelandCSO · 2023-25
813th boys’ name7 babies in 3 years1 boy in 10,260
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
1,277th boys’ name457 babies in 3 years1 boy in 11,251−6% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Northern Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Kenny and Kénny are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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