Kenny

Kenny is a male given name: 99% of people named Kenny are men, and it is recorded as male in 4 of the 4 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 99%Female 1%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 99% male / 1% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Denmark, Sweden
US births since 1880: 50,505 male / 510 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Kenny

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Kenny," in English, "Guten Tag Kenny," in German. Kenny is a male given name: about 99% of people named Kenny are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Kenny,

German

Guten Tag Kenny,

French

Bonjour Kenny,

Spanish

Estimado/a Kenny:

Chinese

Kenny您好：

Japanese

Kenny様

English

Hi Kenny,

German

Hi Kenny,

French

Salut Kenny,

Spanish

Hola Kenny,

Chinese

Kenny你好：

Japanese

Kennyさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Kenny by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	man's name	99%
Denmark	rare	man's name	98%
Sweden	rare	man's name	98%
Norway	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

50,505 male · 510 female · 51,015 births recorded

Male 99%Female 1%

Since 1980: 99% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Kenny a male or female name?

Kenny is a male given name: 99% of people named Kenny are men, and it is recorded as male in 4 of the 4 countries covered.

How do I address Kenny in an email?

Is Kenny a unisex name?

Kenny is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Kenny are men. Kenny leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Kenny a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kenny (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_kenny,
  title  = {Is Kenny a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kenny},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}