Kennedy
- #85 for girls in 2025, 2,933 births
- #1,837 for boys in 2025, 86 births
- Given to girls 92.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2014 · 4,498 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 15 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 93,663since 1957
Kennedy over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #85 | 2,933 | #1,837 | 86 |
| 2024 | #89 | 2,890 | #1,724 | 96 |
| 2023 | #72 | 3,075 | #1,640 | 105 |
| 2022 | #74 | 3,077 | #1,652 | 104 |
| 2021 | #70 | 3,443 | #1,621 | 104 |
| 2020 | #72 | 3,361 | #1,286 | 142 |
| 2019 | #67 | 3,692 | #1,337 | 135 |
| 2018 | #59 | 3,946 | #1,396 | 126 |
| 2017 | #58 | 4,162 | #1,293 | 140 |
| 2016 | #59 | 4,341 | #1,130 | 171 |
| 2015 | #58 | 4,523 | #1,141 | 165 |
| 2014 | #54 | 4,498 | #1,179 | 158 |
| 2013 | #65 | 3,961 | #1,169 | 154 |
| 2012 | #84 | 3,389 | #1,120 | 164 |
| 2011 | #91 | 3,248 | #1,350 | 125 |
| 2010 | #111 | 2,833 | #1,159 | 159 |
| 2009 | #115 | 2,863 | #1,202 | 150 |
| 2008 | #115 | 2,953 | #1,105 | 166 |
| 2007 | #110 | 3,054 | #1,157 | 153 |
| 2006 | #115 | 2,904 | #1,025 | 179 |
| 2005 | #118 | 2,826 | #995 | 173 |
| 2004 | #117 | 2,886 | #925 | 183 |
| 2003 | #122 | 2,774 | #959 | 170 |
| 2002 | #136 | 2,513 | #848 | 195 |
| 2001 | #138 | 2,406 | #867 | 185 |
| 2000 | #139 | 2,390 | #949 | 160 |
| 1999 | #165 | 1,892 | #905 | 165 |
| 1998 | #183 | 1,658 | #927 | 152 |
| 1997 | #186 | 1,624 | #795 | 185 |
| 1996 | #208 | 1,418 | #840 | 169 |
| 1995 | #229 | 1,235 | #860 | 159 |
| 1994 | #524 | 473 | #917 | 142 |
| 1993 | #1,271 | 134 | #1,254 | 82 |
| 1992 | #2,612 | 47 | #1,187 | 88 |
| 1991 | #3,301 | 33 | #1,467 | 60 |
| 1990 | #2,957 | 38 | #1,306 | 72 |
| 1989 | #3,673 | 27 | #1,205 | 79 |
| 1988 | #5,321 | 15 | #1,341 | 59 |
| 1987 | #3,524 | 25 | #1,379 | 53 |
| 1986 | #4,539 | 17 | #1,419 | 49 |
| 1985 | #6,955 | 9 | #1,389 | 49 |
| 1984 | #6,291 | 10 | #1,190 | 59 |
| 1983 | #6,705 | 9 | #1,490 | 41 |
| 1982 | #6,888 | 9 | #1,929 | 28 |
| 1981 | — | #1,996 | 27 | |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #2,444 | 20 |
| 1979 | #9,010 | 6 | #2,048 | 25 |
| 1978 | #7,649 | 7 | #2,134 | 22 |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #2,202 | 21 |
| 1976 | — | #1,873 | 26 | |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 | #2,134 | 21 |
| 1974 | — | #1,983 | 22 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,311 | 17 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,080 | 19 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,441 | 35 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,278 | 42 | |
| 1969 | #7,471 | 5 | #1,396 | 33 |
| 1968 | — | #986 | 56 | |
| 1967 | — | #910 | 63 | |
| 1966 | — | #778 | 87 | |
| 1965 | #6,539 | 5 | #676 | 121 |
| 1964 | — | #516 | 229 | |
| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 | #616 | 159 |
| 1962 | — | #817 | 86 | |
| 1961 | — | #591 | 178 | |
| 1960 | — | #720 | 117 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,759 | 21 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,724 | 21 | |
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | #1,583 | 25 |
| 1956 | — | #2,015 | 16 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,682 | 21 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,762 | 19 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,765 | 19 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,251 | 12 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,725 | 19 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,111 | 13 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,941 | 15 | |
| 1948 | — | #3,316 | 6 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,599 | 22 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,271 | 11 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,393 | 9 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,574 | 19 | |
| 1943 | — | #3,538 | 5 | |
| 1942 | — | #3,212 | 6 | |
| 1941 | — | — | ||
| 1940 | — | #2,478 | 9 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,288 | 10 | |
| 1938 | — | #3,534 | 5 | |
| 1937 | — | #3,175 | 6 | |
| 1936 | — | — | ||
| 1935 | — | #3,252 | 6 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,393 | 10 | |
| 1933 | — | — | ||
| 1932 | — | — | ||
| 1931 | — | #3,390 | 6 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,693 | 19 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,980 | 8 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,843 | 9 | |
| 1927 | — | #3,151 | 8 | |
| 1926 | — | #3,139 | 8 | |
| 1925 | — | #3,155 | 8 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,641 | 11 | |
| 1923 | — | #3,822 | 6 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,630 | 11 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,265 | 14 | |
| 1920 | — | #3,208 | 8 | |
| 1919 | — | — | ||
| 1918 | — | #3,096 | 8 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,280 | 12 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,389 | 11 | |
| 1915 | — | #3,082 | 7 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,457 | 8 | |
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| 1912 | — | #2,544 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1957
The first year at least five girls were named Kennedy! It came in at #6,086, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1957–1962, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Kennedy is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Wyoming#31 · 1 in 101
- New Hampshire#34 · 1 in 141
- Pennsylvania#52 · 1 in 301
- Georgia#54 · 1 in 342
- Delaware#55 · 1 in 188
Best ever in a state: #15 in New Hampshire, 2021.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | #31 | 8 | 1 in 101 |
| New Hampshire | #34 | 27 | 1 in 141 |
| Pennsylvania | #52 | 155 | 1 in 301 |
| Georgia | #54 | 132 | 1 in 342 |
| Delaware | #55 | 12 | 1 in 188 |
| North Carolina | #55 | 143 | 1 in 325 |
| Rhode Island | #56 | 13 | 1 in 189 |
| Michigan | #59 | 105 | 1 in 340 |
| Alabama | #62 | 57 | 1 in 321 |
| Kentucky | #62 | 57 | 1 in 303 |
| Maine | #68 | 14 | 1 in 222 |
| Missouri | #68 | 73 | 1 in 333 |
| South Carolina | #68 | 54 | 1 in 339 |
| Arkansas | #70 | 36 | 1 in 294 |
| Mississippi | #70 | 28 | 1 in 318 |
| West Virginia | #73 | 18 | 1 in 282 |
| Wisconsin | #74 | 61 | 1 in 332 |
| Vermont | #75 | 5 | 1 in 195 |
| Ohio | #76 | 115 | 1 in 411 |
| Colorado | #77 | 63 | 1 in 370 |
| Virginia | #78 | 83 | 1 in 407 |
| Idaho | #79 | 24 | 1 in 299 |
| Minnesota | #84 | 58 | 1 in 370 |
| Tennessee | #86 | 80 | 1 in 401 |
| Illinois | #87 | 95 | 1 in 467 |
| Maryland | #88 | 47 | 1 in 425 |
| Massachusetts | #90 | 62 | 1 in 388 |
| Nebraska | #90 | 22 | 1 in 323 |
| Montana | #91 | 10 | 1 in 283 |
| Connecticut | #94 | 29 | 1 in 397 |
| Iowa | #96 | 31 | 1 in 380 |
| South Dakota | #97 | 10 | 1 in 305 |
| Utah | #97 | 42 | 1 in 407 |
| Kansas | #100 | 31 | 1 in 381 |
| North Dakota | #101 | 9 | 1 in 300 |
| Arizona | #104 | 59 | 1 in 478 |
| Florida | #105 | 160 | 1 in 542 |
| Oklahoma | #107 | 33 | 1 in 448 |
| Louisiana | #109 | 36 | 1 in 455 |
| Oregon | #109 | 31 | 1 in 421 |
| Washington | #109 | 58 | 1 in 498 |
| Texas | #117 | 262 | 1 in 613 |
| New York | #122 | 126 | 1 in 622 |
| Nevada | #133 | 18 | 1 in 511 |
| Indiana | #135 | 49 | 1 in 570 |
| New Jersey | #136 | 57 | 1 in 623 |
| California | #142 | 215 | 1 in 752 |
| District of Columbia | #150 | 5 | 1 in 404 |
| New Mexico | #182 | 8 | 1 in 584 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 4 spots since 2024 (#89 → #85)
- 13 spots since 2020 (#72 → #85)
- Biggest jump: 747 spots in 1994
- Biggest drop: 17 spots in 2024
Rise & fade · girls
57 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1957
- Peaked 2014 at #54 (4,498 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 15 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 15 yrs · run 2011–2025
- Top 1,000: 32 yrs · run 1994–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 395
- Highest: 1 in 395 girls born in 2015 were named Kennedy (0.25%)
- Latest: 1 in 548 girls born in 2025 (0.18%)
- Its best rank, #54 in 2014, was only 1 in 397 (0.25%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 41.2% of all girls named Kennedy (38,593) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1993
- Mostly boys until 1992, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | #6,086 (1957) | #6,086 |
| 1960s | 16 | #5,891 (1963) | #6,634 |
| 1970s | 23 | #7,649 (1978) | #8,845 |
| 1980s | 126 | #3,524 (1987) | #6,032 |
| 1990s | 8,552 | #165 (1999) | #1,164 |
| 2000s | 27,569 | #110 (2007) | #123 |
| 2010s | 38,593 | #54 (2014) | #71 |
| 2020s | 18,779 | #70 (2021) | #77 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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