US rank #6489 Girls' name Peak 2007 1,013 births

Kenedi — #6489 US girls' name

1,013 babies named Kenedi in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1452000s4442010s2922020s132
#6489
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 63% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Kenedi was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

59 babies were named Kenedi in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kenedi

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,013 babies named Kenedi between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kenedi currently holds the #6489 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 59 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kenedi performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 444 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kenedi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 108 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Kenedi in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kenedi 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 1,013 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.

Kenedi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,013

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2007

59 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,489

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kenedi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
59
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
020406080 202420202016201220082004200019961994 7

Kenedi by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
444 births that decade — 44% of Kenedi's all-time total
1990s1452000s4442010s2922020s132

Kenedi by state

Where Kenedi concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Kenedi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
108 10.7%
#2 Georgia
16 1.6%
#3 California
14 1.4%
#4 Michigan
6 0.6%
#5 Illinois
5 0.5%
#6 North Carolina
5 0.5%
Texas share of Kenedi's total US births 10.7%
Even split

108 of 1,013 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kenedi?
1,013 babies have been named Kenedi since 1994. It currently ranks #6489 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 59 births.
When was Kenedi most popular?
Kenedi was most popular in the 2000s decade with 444 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Kenedi most popular?
The top states for the name Kenedi are Texas (108 births), Georgia (16 births), California (14 births).
How long has the name Kenedi been used?
Kenedi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kenedi?
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.

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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, 1994–2024 (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.