Boy · Scottish Gaelic, through English
Kenny
Say it: KEN-ee
Meaning
A pet form of Kenneth, from Gaelic Coinneach 'handsome' and Cináed, whose meaning is uncertain.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Used as a full name in the US from the 1940s.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1960s
In the United States
- 51,670 babies given this name since 1908
- At its height in 1960, about 1 in 1,100 boys
- 179 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Kennie
Famous bearers
- Kenny Rogers, American singer
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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