Baby name
STABLE
🇩🇪 🇮🇪 🇬🇧 Kenny
/KEN · ee/
Meaning
“Born of fire”
Scottish and English pet form of Kenneth, from Gaelic Cináed meaning 'born of fire'; used as a full given name with informal, working-class charm.
Nicknames
ken
Vibe
strong
How it ages.
Warm and unpretentious; too nicknamey for modern formal use but carries genuine character.
The cultural moment.
Common in the United States, United Kingdom, and Ireland from the 1940s through 1970s.