Kenny

Where Kenny comes from

From Kenneth or Ken + -y (diminutive form).
— Wiktionary's entry for Kenny
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1908
    First appearance
    #1,217 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1951
    Kenny Dalglish born
    Scottish association football player and manager
  3. 1960
    Peak, #169
    1,934 babies named Kenny — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1966
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #232.
  5. 1985
    Kenny Cunningham born
    Costa Rican association football player
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the male given name Kenneth.
Namesakes
  • Kenny Dalglish · Scottish association football player and manager, born 1951
  • Kenny Cunningham · Costa Rican association football player, born 1985
  • Kenny Baker · British actor and musician, 1934–2016
  • Kenny Tete · Dutch association football player, born 1995
  • Kenny Clarke · American jazz drummer, 1914–1985

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.