Girls' name · peaked in 2015
Kennedy name popularity since 1925
101,019 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Kennedy (92.7% girls, 7.3% boys). Half of them were born in 2012 or earlier, so the typical Kennedy is about 14 years old in 2026. Kennedy peaked in 2015 as the #58 name for girls, and it ranked #85 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 101,019
- Named Kennedy, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #85
- for girls in 2025 (2,933 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 92.7% girls
- 93,663 girls · 7,356 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.20× its national share
Peak year is the year Kennedy made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Kennedy births per year, 1925–2025
2015 was the biggest year for Kennedy both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1993 and 1998, Kennedy became 13× more common, from 1 in 13,500 baby girls to 1 in 1,070.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Kennedy's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Kennedy.
Decade by decade
Babies named Kennedy in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 41 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 62 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 102 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 5 | 186 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 16 | 1,129 | #6,987 |
| 1970s | 23 | 250 | #9,756 |
| 1980s | 126 | 464 | #7,245 |
| 1990s | 8,552 | 1,274 | #229 |
| 2000s | 27,569 | 1,714 | #118 |
| 2010s | 38,593 | 1,497 | #58 |
| 2020–25 | 18,779 | 637 | #85 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
49.1% of babies named Kennedy from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Kennedy is most popular
The index compares Kennedy's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Kennedy.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.20× | 769 |
| Georgia | 1.77× | 4,806 |
| Utah | 1.76× | 1,473 |
| Idaho | 1.59× | 622 |
| North Carolina | 1.38× | 3,840 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Kennedy and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Kennedy (this page) | 93,663 | 2015 |
| Kennedi | 15,537 | 2015 |
| Kennady | 1,850 | 2007 |
| Kennedie | 1,381 | 2007 |
| Kenedi | 1,037 | 2022 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Kennedy's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Kennedy.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Kennedy (2015).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data