Denis vs Kenny
Denis and Kennycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Denis was ranked #232 and Kenny #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Denis was ranked #434 and Kenny #757 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2012, Denis was ranked #441 and Kenny #549 among boys in Norway.
Denis and Kenny over time
Denis and Kenny appear together in 3 published lists, across 74 years of shared records. Denis held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Kenny in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Denis and Kenny changed places 10 times in Norway · Boys between 1979 and 2012, ending at #441 and #549.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Denis #58 in 1980, Kenny #321 in 1980.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Denis held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Kenny in 6.
Highest recorded here: Denis #262 in 2020, Kenny #413 in 1997.
The order changed in 2003: Denis moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #671 and #611; by 2003 that had become #499 and #865.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Denis #434, Kenny #757.
Norway · Boys28 shared years, 1979–2012
Denis held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Kenny in 7.
Highest recorded here: Denis #249 in 1984, Kenny #311 in 1992.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Denis #441, Kenny #549.
Republic of Ireland · Boys17 shared years, 1980–2025
Denis held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Kenny in 0.
Highest recorded here: Denis #58 in 1980, Kenny #321 in 1980.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Denis #232, Kenny #676.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Denis | Kenny |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #232 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Denis and Kenny both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Denis
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #65 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #21 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Kenny
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #625 among boys in Norway in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1979–2012
Highest recorded position: #311 among boys in Norway, in 1992 (recorded 1979–2012).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys