How Many People Are Named Kennedy?
people named Kennedy are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,428 people in the US has this name
Based on 101,120 babies named Kennedy in Social Security records from 1912 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
4,688 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Cinnéidigh meaning "descendant of CENNÉTIG". The name is often given in honour of assassinated American president John F. Kennedy (1917-1963).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Kennedy, 93.2% were girls and 6.8% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Kennedy rose from 0% in the 1940s to 96.7% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Kennedy alive today is about 14 years old, and 96% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 21 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Kennedy first appears in the records in 1912 and was given most often in 2015, to 4,688 babies. In 2025, 3,019 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Kennedy never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #54, in 2014, and it was in the top 100 for 15 years, 2011 to 2025. In 2025 it ranked #85.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #85 |
| Best rank | #54 (2014) |
| Years in the top 100 | 15 (2011 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #68 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Kennedy alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Kennedy were born in Texas than in any other state: about 9,318 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Kennedy was given 2.1 times as often in South Dakota, 1.8 times in District of Columbia and 1.8 times in Mississippi.
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