What does Kenny mean?

Kenny means "high summit, greatest"

How do we pronounce Kenny?

Kenny \ken-ny, ke-nny\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Kenny used as a girl name name, but it is more frequent for boys. Its pronunciation is as KEHN-iy- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Kenny: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Kenny?

Kenny is used predominantly in the English, Irish, and Scottish languages, and its origin is Old English and Celtic. Kenny is a diminutive form of the name short names for Kendall (English and Welsh) in the English language. Kenny a diminutive form of the name Kendrick meaning (English). Kenny a diminutive form of the name Kenneth name variations (English, Gaelic, and Scottish) in the English, Irish, and Scottish languages. Kenny is a classic favorite. At present it is still fairly popular as a baby name for boys, though it was in more widespread use in the past. The name's popularity rose from the 1920s up to the 1960s; before that, it was of sporadic use only. Its usage peaked modestly in 1960 with 0.090% of baby boys being given the name Kenny. It ranked at #168 then. The baby name has since experienced a loss in popularity. In 2010, its usage was 0.019% and its ranking #630. Among the group of boy names directly linked to Kenny, meaning of Kenneth was the most popular. In 2010, it was used 6 times more than Kenny. Kenny has in the past century been mostly given to baby boys.

The following famous people share the name Kenny:

  • Actor Kenny Baker, born 24 August 1934, Birmingham, England
  • Country Singer Kenny Chesney, born 26 March 1968, Knoxville, Tennessee.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Kenny:

Kenney meaning and origin (English), Kaegan pronounciation, Kaemon meaning of name, name Kaeson origin, Kagan meaning of name (Irish and English), Kagann name variations, Kagen meaning of name (English), Kahan meaning, Kaihan pronounciation, Kaiman meaning and origin, name Kaimee, name Kaimey meaning, Kaimi pronounciation, short names for Kaimie, baby name Kaimon, Kaimy meaning and origin, Kaiyan definition, Kaman pronounciation, Kamen name popularity, and baby name Kamey.

The baby name Kenny fun facts:

The name Kenny in reverse order is "Ynnek".

The numerological value of the name Kenny is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Kenny?

Kenny is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.01%
20130.02%
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20110.02%
20100.02%
20090.02%
20080.02%
20070.03%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames