About the name Kennedy
Kennedy is a girl name with Irish roots, literally “head + ugly”.
It has a modern feel. In 2025, Kennedy ranked #85 for girls in the US, with 2,933 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 2015. Since 2000, 96% of US babies named Kennedy were girls.
Etymology
From Irish, meaning “head” + “ugly”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Kennedy”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #85
- In 2015
- #58
- Babies in 2025
- 2,933
Popularity of Kennedy, 1940–2025
Latest SSA data: 2025.
Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby names (public domain; names given to at least 5 babies of one sex per year).
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