boy's name

Kenney

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 2,505

Kenney is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2020 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1960, when 94 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1899.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Kenney over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2020, not a full ten years.

507
507
'90 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Kenney by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1890s 5
1910s 23
1920s 100
1930s 167
1940s 318
1950s 507
1960s 507
1970s 273
1980s 232
1990s 198
2000s 120
2010s 48
2020s (to 2020) 7

How popular is Kenney?

In 2020, Kenney was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Kenney

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Sibling names for Kenney

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kenney — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Kenney

How popular is the name Kenney?

In 2020, Kenney was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Kenney a girl's or a boy's name?

Kenney is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Kenney?

Kenney has 2 syllables.

When was Kenney most popular?

Kenney peaked in 1960, when 94 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.