How Many People Are Named Kenny?
An estimated 43,989 people in the United States have the first name Kenny. It is predominantly male (99.0%). The average bearer is 49 years old, and Kenny peaked in popularity in 1960 with 1,952 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kenny 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 Kenny paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Kenny is overwhelmingly male, 542 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
43,989
About 1 in 7,792 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.0% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1960
1,952 births
Total Registered
52,319
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kenny
Kenny is predominantly male (99.0%), though 542 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kenny as a male name
Ranked #1,354 in 2024
140 male births in 2024
Peak: 1960 (1,937 births)
Kenny as a female name
Ranked #7,394 in 2024
15 female births in 2024
Peak: 1960 (15 births)
Kenny: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kenny span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 12,466 babies were registered. Kenny has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kenny by Decade
How has Kenny 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.
Kenny by State
Birth registrations for Kenny span all 48 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Maine, Delaware, Wyoming. On average, about 988 Kennys were registered per state.
Kenny + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kenny as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kenny
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kenny: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kenny?
We estimate approximately 43,989 people named Kenny 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 7,792 Americans share this first name.
Is Kenny a common name?
Kenny is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 52,319 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kenny most popular?
Kenny reached peak popularity in 1960, when 1,952 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kenny is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kenny a male name?
Kenny is predominantly male. 99.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kenny Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kenny Smith, Kenny Johnson, Kenny 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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