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Kennedi

100% girls · #709 in the US for girls, 2025

Kennedi has been given to about 15,552 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2015, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 15,458
Median age today13 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kennedi per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2015 · 848
  • Born in 2025398
  • All time15,552

How popular is Kennedi?

Kennedi ranks 709th among American girls in 2025, with 398 born that year. Its best year was 2015, when 848 babies were given the name, ranking 387th. The typical living American called Kennedi is about 13 years old today. It is relatively most common in Delaware, where it accounts for 0.10% of births.

Names that sound like Kennedi

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kennedy0.82
  2. Wendi0.68
  3. Kandi0.63
  4. Cindi0.60
  5. Candi0.60
  6. Heidi0.56
  7. Kelley0.55
  8. Randi0.51

Middle names for Kennedi

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kennedi Rose0.85
  2. Kennedi Marie0.85
  3. Kennedi Grace0.85
  4. Kennedi Jane0.85
  5. Kennedi Louise0.85
  6. Kennedi June0.84

Sibling names for Kennedi

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Johanbrother · 0.99
  2. Maliyahsister · 0.99
  3. Dayanasister · 0.99
  4. Alijahbrother · 0.99
  5. Jimenasister · 0.99
  6. Izaiahbrother · 0.99

Where Kennedi is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Delaware0.10%
  2. West Virginia0.07%
  3. Louisiana0.05%
  4. Alabama0.05%
  5. Georgia0.04%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Kennedi Reyes0.80
  2. Kennedi Nguyen0.80
  3. Kennedi Moore0.80
  4. Kennedi Lee0.80
  5. Kennedi Hall0.80
  6. Kennedi Green0.80

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Kennedi

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020

Kennedi across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.