Graham vs Kenny
Graham 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.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Graham was ranked #727 and Kenny #535 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2018, Graham was ranked #635 and Kenny #749 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Graham was ranked #2952 and Kenny #873 among boys in England and Wales.
Graham and Kenny over time
Graham and Kenny appear together in 2 published lists, across 42 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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
Graham and Kenny changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2025, ending at #2952 and #873.
- Longest-running competitions
Graham and Kenny were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #2952 and #873.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Graham #341 in 1996, Kenny #413 in 1997.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Graham held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Kenny in 24.
Highest recorded here: Graham #341 in 1996, Kenny #413 in 1997.
The order changed in 2004: Kenny moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #695 and #865; by 2004 that had become #1347 and #760.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Graham #2952, Kenny #873.
Republic of Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 1980–2018
Graham held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Kenny in 0.
Highest recorded here: Graham #53 in 1991, Kenny #321 in 1980.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Graham #635, Kenny #749.
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 | Graham | 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #2952 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Graham and Kenny both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Graham
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #20 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 recorded1952–1979
Highest recorded position: #20 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1979).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2952 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · 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 #873 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys