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Kennedy is a given name used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (7% of births). There have been 98,080 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 90,712 as girls and 7,368 as boys. Kennedy gained popularity in the 1990s, peaked in 2015 and has since declined in popularity.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 2,976
2023 3,178
2022 3,179
2021 3,547
2020 3,502
2019 3,826
2018 4,071
2017 4,302
2016 4,512
2015 4,687
2014 4,655
2013 4,115
2012 3,553
2011 3,373
2010 2,992
2009 3,013
2008 3,119
2007 3,206
2006 3,083
2005 2,999
2004 3,069
2003 2,944
2002 2,708
2001 2,591
2000 2,550
1999 2,057
1998 1,810
1997 1,809
1996 1,587
1995 1,394
1994 615
1993 216
1992 135
1991 93
1990 110
1989 106
1988 75
1987 78
1986 66
1985 58
1984 68
1983 50
1982 37
1981 27
1980 25
1979 31
1978 29
1977 26
1976 26
1975 26
1974 22
1973 17
1972 19
1971 35
1970 42
1969 38
1968 56
1967 63
1966 87
1965 126
1964 229
1963 165
1962 86
1961 177
1960 117
1959 21
1958 21
1957 30
1956 16
1955 21
1954 19
1953 19
1952 12
1951 19
1950 13
1949 15
1948 6
1947 22
1946 11
1945 9
1944 19
1943 5
1942 6
1940 9
1939 10
1938 5
1937 6
1935 6
1934 10
1931 6
1930 19
1929 8
1928 9
1927 8
1926 8
1925 8
1924 11
1923 6
1922 11
1921 14
1920 8
1918 8
1917 12
1916 11
1915 7
1914 8
1912 5