Recorded 1994–2023 Girls' name Peak 2008 543 births

Kenady — girls' name

543 babies named Kenady in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1032000s2912010s1442020s5

The verdict

543 girls have been named Kenady since 1994, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2023.

543
total births
1994–2023
years on record
2000s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Kenady was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

38 babies were named Kenady in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kenady

The Social Security Administration has registered 543 babies named Kenady between 1994 and 2023, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kenady currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kenady performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 291 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kenady shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Kenady in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kenady in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 543 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kenady at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

543

Since 1994

30 years of records

Peak year

2008

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1994

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2023

Kenady popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1994

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2008)
38
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
010203040 2023201420102006200219981994 7

Kenady by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
291 births that decade — 54% of Kenady's all-time total
1990s1032000s2912010s1442020s5

Kenady by state

Where Kenady concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Kenady
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
23 4.2%
#2 Florida
5 0.9%
#3 Ohio
5 0.9%
Texas share of Kenady's total US births 4.2%
Even split

23 of 543 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kenady?
543 babies have been named Kenady since 1994. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2008 with 38 births.
When was Kenady most popular?
Kenady was most popular in the 2000s decade with 291 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Kenady most popular?
The top states for the name Kenady are Texas (23 births), Florida (5 births), Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Kenady been used?
Kenady has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 30 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Kenady?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kendra, Kennedy, Kendall, Kenya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1994–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.