Girls' name · since 1995
Kennidy
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.
- 417
- total births
- 1995–2022
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
417 girls have been named Kennidy since 1995, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kennidy recorded 417 times among girls since 1995, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2022.
- 417 total births
- 1995–2022 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 41% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kennidy's 417 recorded births place it above 82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Kennidy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kennidy's full recorded timeline at 2009, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kennidy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2022
- Peak year (2010)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2022.
417 total births across 28 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2010 with 26 births in a single year.
Kennidy by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Kennidy's strongest decade.
172 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Kennidy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 52
1990s
52 births
- 2000s
2000s
172 births
- 2010s
2010s
166 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 172 births (41% of all-time use).
Kennidy decade highlights
- Peak decade 172 births
- Runner-up 166 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Kennidy by state
Where Kennidy concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 417 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Michigan 1.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Michigan accounts for 1.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Kennidy's data
- Kennidy's decade-level peak was the 2000s (172 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Kennidys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1995–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kennidy: Baby Name Since 1995 - 417 Births, Peak 2010." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kennidy. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kennidy 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 July 2026.
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