Recorded 1995–2022 Girls' name Peak 2010 417 births

Kennidy — girls' name

417 babies named Kennidy in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s522000s1722010s1662020s27

The verdict

417 girls have been named Kennidy since 1995, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2022.

417
total births
1995–2022
years on record
2000s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Kennidy was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

26 babies were named Kennidy in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kennidy

The Social Security Administration has registered 417 babies named Kennidy between 1995 and 2022, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kennidy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kennidy performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 172 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kennidy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kennidy in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kennidy 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 417 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.

Kennidy at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

417

Since 1995

28 years of records

Peak year

2010

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1995

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2022

Kennidy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1995

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2010)
26
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
051015202530 20222018201420102006200219981995 5

Kennidy by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
172 births that decade — 41% of Kennidy's all-time total
1990s522000s1722010s1662020s27

Kennidy by state

Where Kennidy concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kennidy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
5 1.2%
Michigan share of Kennidy's total US births 1.2%

5 of 417 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kennidy?
417 babies have been named Kennidy since 1995. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2010 with 26 births.
When was Kennidy most popular?
Kennidy was most popular in the 2000s decade with 172 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Kennidy most popular?
The top states for the name Kennidy are Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Kennidy been used?
Kennidy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 28 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Kennidy?
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, 1995–2022 (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.