Kenny is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Kenny means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Kenny across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Kenny has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Kenny is a boy name of Scottish (Gaelic) origin meaning “handsome or fire-born”. A pet form of Kenneth.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 52,479 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 1,140 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 139 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 59 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Kenny per year, United States (1908 to 2025). United States peaked in 1960 (1,949/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2009 (53/yr) · Scotland peaked in 1982 (11/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2016 (5/yr).
Kenny has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1960, when it ranked #358 nationally (given to 1,949 babies that year).
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