Keny
Kenneth is a given name of Gaelic origin. The name is an Anglicised form of two entirely different Gaelic personal names: Cainnech and Cináed. The modern Scottish Gaelic form of Cainnech is Coinneach; the name was derived from a byname meaning "handsome", "comely".
Meaning & Origin of Keny
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kenneth is a given name of Gaelic origin. The name is an Anglicised form of two entirely different Gaelic personal names: Cainnech and Cináed. The modern Scottish Gaelic form of Cainnech is Coinneach; the name was derived from a byname meaning "handsome", "comely".
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Etymology
The Story of Keny
Keny first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1980, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 16 Kenys were born — ranking #5,478 that year. As of 2026, Keny ranks #8,250 for baby boys with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 217 Kenys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Keny
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- Kenneth (1927–2013), born Kenneth Battelle, American celebrity hairdresser
- Kenneth MacAlpin , Kenneth I of Scotland
- Kenneth II of Scotland
- Kenneth III of Scotland
- Kenneth J. Alford (1881–1945), English composer
- Kenneth Allen (murderer) (born 1942), American murderer
- Kenneth Allott (1912–1973), Anglo-Irish poet and academic
- Kenneth Alwyn (1925–2020), English conductor and composer
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Names that sound like Keny
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About the name Keny
Keny is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 217 births in the dataset. Keny's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #5,478. Use the chart and map above to compare Keny'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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