Kennie
Kennie is both a masculine given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:Kennie Childers, American NASCAR team owner Kennie Chopart, Danish footballer Kennie MacAskill, Canadian politician Kennie Steenstra, American baseball player and coach George Kennie (1904–1994), English cricketer
Meaning & Origin of Kennie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kennie is both a masculine given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:Kennie Childers, American NASCAR team owner Kennie Chopart, Danish footballer Kennie MacAskill, Canadian politician Kennie Steenstra, American baseball player and coach George Kennie (1904–1994), English cricketer
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The Story of Kennie
As a girl name
Kennie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1900, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1947: 12 births, good for #3,061 nationwide. The 1940s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 22% of all recorded Kennies. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 316 Kennies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kennie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1896, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1960: 37 births, good for #1,295 nationwide. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2017 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 1K Kennies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kennie
Kennie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1896 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Kennie's peak popularity came in 1960 when it ranked #1,295. Use the chart and map above to compare Kennie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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