Girls' name · since 1993
Kennady
1,850 babies named Kennady in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,950 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,214 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,850
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,850 babies have been named Kennady since 1993, making it today's #6214 girls' name.
Kennady has 1,850 recorded births among girls since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6214 as of the latest data, more common than 64% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #4,950 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,214 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,850 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kennady ranks #4,950 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,214 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,850 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,950 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,214 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,850
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kennady's 1,850 recorded births place it above 93.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kennady compares
1,850 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kennady's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kennady | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,850 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 108 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kennady's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kennady's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 108, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kennady popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 108
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Kennady by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (793 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Kennady's strongest decade.
793 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Kennady births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 218
1990s
218 births
- 2000s
2000s
793 births
- 2010s
2010s
709 births
- 2020s 130
2020s
130 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 793 births (43% of all-time use).
How Kennady compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kennady's total volume
Kennady by state
Where Kennady concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 112 | 6.1% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 41 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Utah | | 40 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 33 | 1.8% |
| #5 | California | | 32 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 29 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 23 | 1.2% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 22 | 1.2% |
112 of 1,850 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Kennady appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kennady's data
- Kennady's decade-level peak was the 2000s (793 total births); usage has since declined to 130 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kennadys (112 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kennady: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~32 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1993–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kennady draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.