US rank #5347 Girls' name Peak 2007 1,830 births

Kennady — #5347 US girls' name

1,830 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.

1990s2182000s7932010s7082020s111
#5347
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 70% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Kennady was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

108 babies were named Kennady in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kennady

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,830 babies named Kennady between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kennady currently holds the #5347 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 108 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kennady performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 793 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kennady shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 112 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Utah. In total, SSA state-level files list Kennady in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kennady 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 1,830 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.

Kennady at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,830

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2007

108 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,347

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kennady popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
108
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
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Kennady by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
793 births that decade — 43% of Kennady's all-time total
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Kennady by state

Where Kennady concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kennady
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 1.3%
#8 North Carolina
22 1.2%
Texas share of Kennady's total US births 6.1%
Even split

112 of 1,830 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Kennady appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kennady?
1,830 babies have been named Kennady since 1993. It currently ranks #5347 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 108 births.
When was Kennady most popular?
Kennady was most popular in the 2000s decade with 793 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Kennady most popular?
The top states for the name Kennady are Texas (112 births), Ohio (41 births), Utah (40 births).
How long has the name Kennady been used?
Kennady has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kennady?
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, 1993–2024 (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.