Kenny

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Dutch

Kenny first appears in the data in 1975 and has been recorded in 40 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1990 with 85 babies (rank #213 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Kenny

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Kenny yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,177

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Kenny

Kenny Dalglishassociation football player · b. 1951
Kenny Cunninghamassociation football player · b. 1985
Kenny McCormickvigilante · b. 1988
Kenny Bakerfilm actor · b. 1934
Kenny Teteassociation football player · b. 1995

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Other boys' names starting with K

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1975	2	#1,066
1976	6	#740
1977	6	#745
1978	6	#753
1979	25	#389
1980	27	#390
1981	23	#424
1982	25	#410
1983	36	#336
1984	42	#307
1985	54	#265
1986	63	#247
1987	74	#221
1988	71	#227
1989	79	#210
1990	85	#213
1991	76	#231
1992	56	#300
1993	47	#329
1994	54	#297
1995	61	#276
1996	46	#347
1997	25	#492
1998	27	#480
1999	33	#430
2000	23	#525
2001	17	#599
2002	13	#689
2003	12	#707
2004	7	#876
2005	5	#997
2006	5	#988
2007	9	#765
2008	6	#904
2009	10	#725
2010	7	#842
2011	3	#1,048
2012	3	#1,059
2013	4	#1,005
2014	4	#965