How Many People Are Named Kenney?
An estimated 1,869 people in the United States have the first name Kenney. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Kenney peaked in popularity in 1960 with 94 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kenney as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kenney paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,869
About 1 in 183,389 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1960
94 births
Total Registered
2,505
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kenney
Kenney is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,505 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Kenney as a male name
Ranked #10,108 in 2020
7 male births in 2020
Peak: 1960 (94 births)
Kenney as a female name
Ranked #10,365 in 1977
5 female births in 1977
Peak: 1977 (5 births)
Kenney: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kenney span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 507 babies were registered. Kenney has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kenney by Decade
How has Kenney tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kenney by State
Birth registrations for Kenney span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Georgia. The lowest are in North Carolina, Michigan, Massachusetts. On average, about 19 Kenneys were registered per state.
Kenney + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kenney as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kenney
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Kenney: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kenney?
We estimate approximately 1,869 people named Kenney are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 183,389 Americans share this first name.
Is Kenney a common name?
Kenney is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,505 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kenney most popular?
Kenney reached peak popularity in 1960, when 94 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kenney is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kenney a male name?
Kenney is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kenney Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kenney Smith, Kenney Johnson, Kenney Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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