Given name & surname
Kearney
“the winner”·“the victor”
Kearney is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “the winner” (Irish) and “the victor” (Irish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “the winner” (Irish) and “the victor” (Irish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Irish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kearney through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 327
- 275 boys · 52 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 341 as a first name in 2020; 19,464 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kearney’s family of names
Kearney has a related form in Karnea. Kearney has a related form in Karnee. Kearney has a related form in Karney.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Karneavariant
- Karneevariant
- Karnievariant
- Karnivariant
- Karnyvariant
- Karneyvariant
- Kearneavariant
- Kearneevariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Kearney
Characters named Kearney: Kearney Zzyzwicz (The Simpsons character).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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