Kennedi
Kennedy is a unisex given name in the English language. The name is an Anglicised form of a masculine given name in the Irish language.
Meaning & Origin of Kennedi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kennedy is a unisex given name in the English language. The name is an Anglicised form of a masculine given name in the Irish language.
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Etymology
The Story of Kennedi
Kennedi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1989, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 848 Kennedis were born — ranking #386 that year. As of 2026, Kennedi ranks #725 for baby girls with 391 births, falling sharply (-31%). In total, more than 16K Kennedis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kennedi
Kennedi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 16K births in the dataset. Kennedi's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #386. Use the chart and map above to compare Kennedi's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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