Girls' name · since 1996
Kennede
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 141 babies named Kennede, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,419 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 141
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
141 girls have been named Kennede since 1996, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Kennede has 141 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1996 to 2017.
- #23,419 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 141 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kennede ranks #23,419 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 141 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #23,419 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 141
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kennede's 141 recorded births place it above 67.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Kennede's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kennede's full recorded timeline at 2003, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kennede popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2017
- Peak year (2001)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Kennede by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (102 births, 72% of the file).
2000s was Kennede's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Kennede births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window.
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
- 2000s
2000s
102 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 102 births (72% of all-time use).
Kennede by state
Where Kennede concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
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What to do with Kennede's data
- Kennede's decade-level peak was the 2000s (102 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kennedes (6 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kennede: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1996–2017 (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 Kennede 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.