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Kennedy name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Kennedy ranks #85 in female records (2,933 reported) and #1,842 in male records (86 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Kennedy becoming more popular?

Kennedy's reported female count increased by 43 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #89 to #85. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Kennedy in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for KennedyFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.4,3410201620252016: 4,341 female records2017: 4,162 female records2018: 3,946 female records2019: 3,692 female records2020: 3,361 female records2021: 3,443 female records2022: 3,077 female records2023: 3,075 female records2024: 2,890 female records2025: 2,933 female records2016: 171 male records2017: 140 male records2018: 126 male records2019: 135 male records2020: 142 male records2021: 104 male records2022: 104 male records2023: 105 male records2024: 96 male records2025: 86 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20252,93385861,842
20242,89089961,727
20233,075721051,644
20223,077741041,660
20213,443701041,625
20203,361721421,286
20193,692681351,338
20183,946591261,398
20174,162581401,296
20164,341591711,132

Questions about Kennedy’s popularity

How common is Kennedy in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Kennedy ranks #85 in female records (2,933 reported) and #1,842 in male records (86 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Kennedy?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Kennedy only.

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