Kennedi is an established variant of Kennedy that peaked in 2015 and has grown less common since.
Kennedi is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #709 for girl births in the United States (and #1,382 across all names), given to 398 babies. Kennedi was first reported in SSA data in 1989 and peaked in 2015 (848 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 398 | 398 | #709 | — |
| 2024 | 416 | 416 | #685 | — |
| 2023 | 474 | 474 | #625 | — |
| 2022 | 548 | 548 | #558 | — |
| 2021 | 590 | 590 | #523 | — |
| 2020 | 578 | 578 | #524 | — |
| 2019 | 626 | 626 | #503 | — |
| 2018 | 724 | 724 | #440 | — |
| 2017 | 717 | 717 | #442 | — |
| 2016 | 800 | 800 | #416 | — |
| 2015 | 848 | 848 | #387 | — |
| 2014 | 770 | 770 | #416 | — |
| 2013 | 690 | 690 | #445 | — |
| 2012 | 597 | 597 | #511 | — |
| 2011 | 694 | 694 | #445 | — |
| 2010 | 617 | 617 | #490 | — |
| 2009 | 663 | 663 | #469 | — |
| 2008 | 559 | 559 | #556 | #13,640 |
| 2007 | 545 | 545 | #558 | — |
| 2006 | 472 | 472 | #622 | #13,092 |
| 2005 | 444 | 444 | #631 | — |
| 2004 | 434 | 434 | #637 | #12,352 |
| 2003 | 414 | 414 | #642 | — |
| 2002 | 355 | 355 | #705 | — |
| 2001 | 322 | 322 | #743 | — |
| 2000 | 291 | 291 | #789 | — |
| 1999 | 272 | 272 | #803 | — |
| 1998 | 203 | 203 | #996 | — |
| 1997 | 160 | — | #1,158 | — |
| 1996 | 142 | — | #1,234 | — |
| 1995 | 118 | — | #1,398 | — |
| 1994 | 42 | — | #2,862 | — |
| 1993 | 15 | — | #6,103 | — |
| 1992 | 9 | — | #9,112 | — |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #13,406 | — |