Girl & boy name
Kennedy
As of 2025, Kennedy ranks #85 among American girls' names, according to Social Security records. 2,933 girls received the name that year. Popularity is fading: #72 five years ago, #85 now. SSA records for Kennedy go back to 1957; the peak came in 2014 at #54, with 4,498 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in Wyoming, where it ranks #31 among girl names.
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Kennedy popularity, 1880–2025
Where Kennedy is most popular
Uniqueness score
A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Kennedy in the most recent year of SSA data.
Kennedy as a boy name
Kennedy holds the #1837 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 86 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #1286 in 2020 to #1837 today. Its strongest year on record was 1964 (#516 nationally, 229 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1912. The name's biggest fan base is in Georgia (#1096 there in 2025).