Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2015

Kennedi

Meaning Spelling variant of Kennedy Gender Girl Rank 2025 #709 Trend ↓ Falling 31%

Spelling variant of Kennedy.

Rank 2025
#709
among girls · ↓24 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
398
named Kennedi · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,038
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2015
848 babies
All-time total
15,552
#1,257 all-time among girls
First recorded
1989
in Social Security records

Kennedi popularity over time

15,552 babies have been named Kennedi since 1989, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 5 – 5 1 – #13,406
1990s 961 – 961 96 +19120% #803
2000s 4,484 15 4,499 450 +368% #469
2010s 7,083 – 7,083 708 +57% #387
2020s (to 2025) 3,004 – 3,004 501 -29% #523

Where Kennedi is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 373 0.23 outside top 500
2027 354 0.22 outside top 500
2028 338 0.21 outside top 500
2029 325 0.20 outside top 500
2030 314 0.20 outside top 500

Where Kennedi is most popular

Girls named Kennedi per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.299 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Kennedi born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 98 2.09 +601%
Louisiana 119 1.36 +355%
Alabama 113 1.20 +302%
Georgia 214 0.942 +215%
Arkansas 49 0.927 +210%
South Carolina 76 0.845 +183%
Tennessee 110 0.694 +132%
North Carolina 135 0.593 +98%
West Virginia 13 0.496 +66%
Virginia 79 0.463 +55%
Maryland 49 0.462 +55%
Illinois 102 0.446 +49%
Delaware 5 0.441 +47%
Michigan 75 0.412 +38%
Missouri 49 0.407 +36%
Oklahoma 28 0.380 +27%
Florida 159 0.372 +24%
Ohio 78 0.329 +10%
Wisconsin 33 0.320 +7%
Pennsylvania 69 0.292 ≈ national
Texas 229 0.285 -5%
Indiana 38 0.271 -9%
Kentucky 21 0.246 -18%
Iowa 13 0.222 -26%
Arizona 24 0.171 -43%
Nebraska 6 0.167 -44%
Washington 22 0.152 -49%
Idaho 5 0.149 -50%
New York 58 0.146 -51%
Minnesota 14 0.130 -57%
Nevada 6 0.129 -57%
Connecticut 6 0.103 -66%
New Jersey 17 0.094 -69%
California 78 0.093 -69%
Colorado 6 0.054 -82%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Kansas – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Kennedi

Kennedi is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #709 in 2025 with 398 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1989, 15,552 American babies have been named Kennedi. Its peak came in 2015, when 848 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Kennedi stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kennedi?

The median living Kennedi is about 12 years old; half are between 7 and 18. An estimated 15 thousand people named Kennedi are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Kennedi year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 398 #709 – –
2024 416 #685 – –
2023 474 #625 – –
2022 548 #558 – –
2021 590 #523 – –
2020 578 #524 – –
2019 626 #503 – –
2018 724 #440 – –
2017 717 #442 – –
2016 800 #416 – –
2015 848 #387 – –
2014 770 #416 – –
2013 690 #445 – –
2012 597 #511 – –
2011 694 #445 – –
2010 617 #490 – –
2009 663 #469 – –
2008 554 #556 5 #13,640
2007 545 #558 – –
2006 467 #622 5 #13,092
2005 444 #631 – –
2004 429 #637 5 #12,352
2003 414 #642 – –
2002 355 #705 – –
2001 322 #743 – –
2000 291 #789 – –
1995 118 #1,398 – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Kennedi, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Kennedi?

The median living Kennedi is about 12 years old. Half of all living Kennedis are between 7 and 18 years old.

How many people named Kennedi are alive today?

An estimated 15 thousand people named Kennedi are alive in the United States, based on 15,552 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Kennedi mean?

Spelling variant of Kennedy.

How popular is the name Kennedi in 2025?

Kennedi ranked #709 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 398 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kennedi?

15,552 babies have been named Kennedi in the United States since 1989, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kennedi most popular?

Kennedi peaked in 2015, when 848 newborns received the name.

Is Kennedi a boy or girl name?

Kennedi is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Kennedi rising or falling?

Kennedi is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kennedi become more popular?

Kennedi is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 314 girls named Kennedi in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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