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Kenney
A given name in English and Danish
Language contexts for this entry: English, Danish
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No sourced pronunciation yet
- Origin
- Not established
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- 2 cited sources Source-reported
01 / Meaning & origin
About Kenney
Kenney is a masculine given name documented in English and Danish.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
Where Kenney is used
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Across borders
11
countries in our sources
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1 country with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
Selected country
United States
Statistics + language records
United States, 2020: 7 boys (rank 9554). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Popularity over time
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
United States
1880–2025 Spelling: Kenney
- Latest · 2020
- 7
- applications
- Rank #9,554
- Peak year
- 1960
- 94 applications
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
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| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | 5 | 1,051 | observed |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | 6 | 3,516 | observed |
| 1917 | 6 | 3,545 | observed |
| 1918 | 6 | 3,728 | observed |
| 1919 | 5 | 4,168 | observed |
| 1920 | 8 | 3,208 | observed |
| 1921 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1922 | 12 | 2,486 | observed |
| 1923 | 9 | 2,950 | observed |
| 1924 | 7 | 3,505 | observed |
| 1925 | 9 | 2,936 | observed |
| 1926 | 19 | 1,787 | observed |
| 1927 | 10 | 2,703 | observed |
| 1928 | 11 | 2,522 | observed |
| 1929 | 15 | 2,002 | observed |
| 1930 | 12 | 2,293 | observed |
| 1931 | 15 | 1,927 | observed |
| 1932 | 15 | 1,922 | observed |
| 1933 | 12 | 2,093 | observed |
| 1934 | 19 | 1,608 | observed |
| 1935 | 17 | 1,708 | observed |
| 1936 | 17 | 1,639 | observed |
| 1937 | 12 | 2,088 | observed |
| 1938 | 23 | 1,397 | observed |
| 1939 | 25 | 1,323 | observed |
| 1940 | 25 | 1,334 | observed |
| 1941 | 25 | 1,333 | observed |
| 1942 | 35 | 1,167 | observed |
| 1943 | 28 | 1,308 | observed |
| 1944 | 28 | 1,255 | observed |
| 1945 | 27 | 1,270 | observed |
| 1946 | 32 | 1,236 | observed |
| 1947 | 36 | 1,213 | observed |
| 1948 | 39 | 1,145 | observed |
| 1949 | 43 | 1,072 | observed |
| 1950 | 26 | 1,434 | observed |
| 1951 | 34 | 1,261 | observed |
| 1952 | 47 | 1,055 | observed |
| 1953 | 30 | 1,378 | observed |
| 1954 | 46 | 1,101 | observed |
| 1955 | 44 | 1,114 | observed |
| 1956 | 51 | 1,056 | observed |
| 1957 | 71 | 897 | observed |
| 1958 | 80 | 844 | observed |
| 1959 | 78 | 864 | observed |
| 1960 | 94 | 788 | observed |
| 1961 | 59 | 1,013 | observed |
| 1962 | 51 | 1,069 | observed |
| 1963 | 61 | 961 | observed |
| 1964 | 58 | 989 | observed |
| 1965 | 43 | 1,144 | observed |
| 1966 | 49 | 1,043 | observed |
| 1967 | 30 | 1,388 | observed |
| 1968 | 33 | 1,339 | observed |
| 1969 | 29 | 1,492 | observed |
| 1970 | 30 | 1,546 | observed |
| 1971 | 31 | 1,560 | observed |
| 1972 | 43 | 1,262 | observed |
| 1973 | 17 | 2,311 | observed |
| 1974 | 25 | 1,832 | observed |
| 1975 | 27 | 1,787 | observed |
| 1976 | 25 | 1,932 | observed |
| 1977 | 19 | 2,361 | observed |
| 1978 | 23 | 2,068 | observed |
| 1979 | 28 | 1,903 | observed |
| 1980 | 22 | 2,284 | observed |
| 1981 | 22 | 2,270 | observed |
| 1982 | 19 | 2,518 | observed |
| 1983 | 19 | 2,493 | observed |
| 1984 | 25 | 2,098 | observed |
| 1985 | 20 | 2,504 | observed |
| 1986 | 19 | 2,684 | observed |
| 1987 | 30 | 2,020 | observed |
| 1988 | 31 | 2,035 | observed |
| 1989 | 25 | 2,545 | observed |
| 1990 | 27 | 2,488 | observed |
| 1991 | 22 | 2,915 | observed |
| 1992 | 22 | 2,999 | observed |
| 1993 | 21 | 3,141 | observed |
| 1994 | 20 | 3,326 | observed |
| 1995 | 12 | 4,791 | observed |
| 1996 | 22 | 3,202 | observed |
| 1997 | 23 | 3,160 | observed |
| 1998 | 14 | 4,650 | observed |
| 1999 | 15 | 4,537 | observed |
| 2000 | 16 | 4,573 | observed |
| 2001 | 12 | 5,667 | observed |
| 2002 | 15 | 4,919 | observed |
| 2003 | 12 | 5,877 | observed |
| 2004 | 14 | 5,492 | observed |
| 2005 | 13 | 5,875 | observed |
| 2006 | 7 | 9,585 | observed |
| 2007 | 9 | 8,173 | observed |
| 2008 | 12 | 6,763 | observed |
| 2009 | 10 | 7,692 | observed |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | 7 | 9,600 | observed |
| 2012 | 12 | 6,626 | observed |
| 2013 | 10 | 7,537 | observed |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | 7 | 9,568 | observed |
| 2016 | 6 | 10,744 | observed |
| 2017 | 6 | 10,775 | observed |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | 7 | 9,554 | observed |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
About this dataset and its counting rules
Statistics count the spelling “Kenney” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
- Universe
- US national Social Security card applications by name, sex and birth year; not a complete birth registry, especially before 1937.
- Rounding
- Integer application counts retained without rounding.
- Suppression
- Only names with at least 5 occurrences in a year and sex are included. Missing observations are not zeros.
- Ranking
- computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. The mirror's derived rank column is not used.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
History
No historical attestations or sourced notable bearers are recorded yet. Historical databases are being evaluated for reuse permission; nothing is listed until a record can be cited.
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06 / Behind the facts
Sources for this page
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms2
- Wikidata Q96385645CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: KenneyCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates1
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.