Boy
Kenny
The name Kenny carries the meaning "Gaelic Cináed, born of fire or handsome", with roots in Gaelic. It has cooled since its 1960s peak, though it is still chosen today. As things stand now, it is a solidly familiar choice. It has appeared in U.S. birth records in nearly every decade since 1900, a genuinely long run.
EtymologyDiminutive of Kenneth
GaelicGaelic "Cináed" – "born of fire" or "handsome"
Births by decade
1900s
11
1910s
85
1920s
267
1930s
1,310
1940s
5,009
1950s
8,452
1960s
12,468
1970s
4,840
1980s
5,664
1990s
5,399
2000s
5,226
2010s
2,284
Peaked in the 1960s · 51,015 total U.S. births since 1900